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NI’s shooting and countryside organisations meet PSNI firearms branch staff

Northern Ireland’s shooting and countryside organisations recently met with Police Service of Northern Ireland Firearms and Explosives Branch (PSNI FEB) staff and senior officials from the Department of Justice (DoJ) in Belfast. Formed in May 2021, the Northern Ireland Firearms Representative Group (NIFRG) is an umbrella group which brings together 10 national and local shooting and… Read more »

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Humanists UK backs bill for Church of England disestablishment

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 »

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Under the Lib Dems, public transport would receive massive investment and drivers of polluting cars would suffer.
Sticks thrown at drivers to fund high speed rail network

The Liberal Democrats today called for a £12 billion investment in the railways that could see passengers travel between London and Edinburgh on 170mph trains. This was the “carrot” in plans that aim to ban petrol cars from the roads by 2040, as well as pricing drivers out of environmentally unfriendly 4x4s. Transport spokesman Susan… Read more »

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Lib Dems would strive to restore faith in the exam system and eradicate underachievement.
Lib Dems target ‘chasm’ of underachievement

The Liberal Democrats today said every child from the most disadvantaged backgrounds must be funded at the same level as children at private schools. In his first speech to conference as schools spokesman, David Laws said the “chasm” between the highest and lowest achievers made him ashamed to be British and it was time to… Read more »