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A commitment to tackle firearms licensing delays made during a meeting between BASC and Cumbria Police has been reinforced at a follow-up meeting. Cumbria Police revealed during the latest meeting with BASC that it is making rapid progress and has reduced its backlog of renewals by 57 per cent since the introduction of new resources in… Read more »
The Court of Appeal in Kano has drastically reduced the sentence of Mubarak Bala, imprisoned President of the Nigerian Humanist Association, from 24 years to five. The judges unanimously found that his original sentence for blasphemous Facebook posts was excessive and in contravention of the law. Bala has already been in prison for four years, so this… Read more »
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Your easy-to-read guide to the legislation coming up in the year ahead. Office of Budget Responsibility bill The OBR, which formed a prominent part of the Liberal Democrats’ approach to reforming the financial regulatory system, seeks to depoliticise political decisions by providing forecasts separately from the Treasury. The chancellor would accept the forecasts for the… Read more »
Here’s a summary of the policies announced within the Queen’s Speech that aren’t going to be resulting in new legislation. Economy Broadband The government will look at “market-led” approaches to rolling out fibre-optic rather than copper broadband. Companies wishing to use infrastructure already in place will be assisted in a bid to reduce costs and… Read more »
