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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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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw has insisted that he will not be talking directly with any members of the militant Palestine group Hamas. Speaking at a press conference in Israel, Mr Straw was forced to clarify his stance on the controversial Palestinian group following pressure from the Israeli government. Hamas, an Islamic Palestinian organisation, runs mosques,… Read more »
Workplaces across the UK are being turned into “battery farms” by the use of electronic tagging, according to the GMB. It claims that the use of electronic tags to monitor workers’ efficiency is becoming more common and workers are being reduced to automatons. A new report for the union, written by Michael Blakemore, professor of… Read more »
