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Humanists UK has welcomed the announcement of a Private Members’ Bill which would disestablish the Church of England and separate church and state. Currently the Church of England is the official state religion of England, and the monarch is both the head of state and the head of the Church of England. The practice of… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has met key members of North Wales Police Crime Commission and the firearms licensing department to address concerns following a recent meeting of the North Wales Police and Crime Panel. During the meeting, in September, it was suggested that people should have a firearms licence for each gun they… Read more »
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David Blunkett today said reforming the welfare state was the Labour government’s greatest challenge. The work and pensions secretary said the government must “provide a ladder out of poverty, not to merely ameliorate it through a safety net”. Next month Mr Blunkett will set out detailed plans for welfare reform, and today he provided an… Read more »
Britain must seize the opportunity of the 2012 Olympics to become the kind of country it wants to be, Olympics minister Tessa Jowell said today. While the Games had already led to an increased investment in sport, she told the Labour party conference in Brighton that the Games must be the platform for much more…. Read more »
