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Humanists UK has reacted to news that the Government is proposing to allow new state schools to discriminate in 100% of their places, condemning the move and calling instead for an end to all discrimination in the state school system. Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson said: ‘The proposal to allow 100% religious discrimination in… Read more »
BASC chief executive Ian Bell has presented awards to coaches at the Gleneagles Shooting and Fishing School after the association partnered with the prestigious Gleneagles Hotel. BASC was appointed to deliver a top tier and in-depth Shotgun Coaching Award programme to all full-time coaches at the school. The award programme is a cornerstone of BASC’s commitment… Read more »
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The chancellor has defended the government’s new tax credits scheme in the wake of mounting criticism over the way it is handled. Gordon Brown said the government had lifted a million children out of poverty in the UK, in part through the use of child tax and working tax credits introduced in April 2003. His… Read more »
A dramatic rise in violent attacks of staff in Jobcentres means they are fast becoming “like the Wild West”, the civil servants union warns today. The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) reports a 62 per cent increase in attacks across the UK, attributing this rise to recent job losses in the department. More than… Read more »