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Additional resources for firearms licensing in Cumbria following BASC meeting

The Chief Constable of Cumbria police has committed additional resources to firearms licensing in the region to cut delays for certificate renewals. BASC’s head of firearms, Martin Parker, met with the Chief Constable of Cumbria Constabulary, Rob Carden, on Monday 29 April to discuss the service delivered by his force to certificate holders in the… Read more »

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BASC challenges illegal move by West Mercia Police

BASC’s head of firearms Bill Harriman has written to the Chief Constable of West Mercia Police to challenge its decision to make all applications for firearms and shotgun certificates online only. The force announced this week that from 1 May printed applications would no longer be accepted. In a letter to Chief Constable Alex Murray,… Read more »

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The week in politics: Economy and phone-hacking just won’t go away

Politicians and journalists spent the last full week of January 2011 wringing their hands – but for very different reasons. For the politicians, the problem was the economy, stupid. It’s never good news when GDP starts contracting, which is why the coalition found itself on the back foot all week. There’s only so many times… Read more »

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David Cameron’s Davos speech in full

Read David Cameron’s speech to the Davos World Economic Forum in full, on politics.co.uk. Thank you, Professor. It’s been four decades since you first invited European business leaders up this mountain and gave them a stark message modernise and adapt – or fall behind and fail. Forty years on, here we are again. No one… Read more »