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BASC’s fighting fund, set up to fight the corner of members who have been victims of injustice, has successfully helped a member win costs against the police. The BASC member was awarded costs of £4,000 after a successful appeal against revocation of his certificate. BASC put Cheshire Constabulary on notice last year that costs would… Read more »
The Health and Social Care Committee’s report on assisted dying has been published today. Humanists UK has welcomed the evidence-based nature of the report, but expressed disappointment that the committee missed the opportunity to draw firm conclusions or recommend specific changes to the law. Although the report does not make any recommendations for or against legislative… Read more »
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The Government’s drive to reduce poverty among children and pensioners may be working, but childless adults are facing increased poverty. The finding comes in a new report by the New Policy Institute for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. It finds that poverty in Britain is continuing to decline, but on a number of indicators some trends… Read more »
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has said he will outline a “patriotic vision” of Britain’s future in the forthcoming Pre-Budget Report. The report on Thursday is being interpreted as a mini manifesto on what Labour aims to deliver in an historic third term of office. Gordon Brown told an audience at the Political Studies Association… Read more »
