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Home Office deflates restrictive firearms bill

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is fully supportive of the Home Office’s response to a private member’s bill wishing to restrict the use of firearms. Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, is introducing a bill that aims to ban the keeping of pump-action shotguns in homes. The bill wishes to tackle the horrific… Read more »

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Whenever a debate on public services kicks off, it won’t be long before Scandinavia comes up as an example. But, in a break from the norm, the Tories based their plans for the education system on Finland, not Sweden. Finland comes at the top of most lists of successful educational systems not because it pays… Read more »

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With over 10,000 British troops fighting the Taliban, the war in Afghanistan is inevitably shaping up as a major issue of the 2010 general election campaign. But while uncertainty about the ongoing presence of British service personnel is going to be a big talking point among the public, we’re unlikely to see the same handwringing… Read more »