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BASC condemns Crimestoppers campaign against law-abiding firearms owners The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has today condemned a new campaign launched in Cumbria by Crimestoppers which encourages the public to make anonymous accusations against licensed firearms holders. “Crimestoppers are inviting people to make secret accusations with a 100 per cent guarantee that the… Read more »
Humanists UK has welcomed a ‘landmark’ recommendation from the Government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review to add Religious Education (RE) to the National Curriculum in England after a thorough review of its content to be conducted by an expert group in the coming months. Humanists UK has advocated for this for many decades and today hailed… Read more »
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After last week’s excitement surrounding the distribution of portfolios on the new European Commission, things have quietened down considerably this week. Perhaps the most interesting appointment of the week occurred in the Metropolitan Police Service, where along with three other senior officers, Brian Paddick was appointed as a Deputy Assistant Commissioner. As the former commander… Read more »
Official papers released yesterday show that Peter Hain, Labour’s Leader of the House of Commons and Secretary of State for Wales, was almost prosecuted under an arcane criminal libel procedure in the 1970s for publicising a sex scandal involving an MP. In 1973, Peter Hain was a leading figure in the Young Liberals and the… Read more »
