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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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The Scottish Conservative party today launched a new campaign against the government’s forthcoming national identity card scheme. Annabel Goldie, leader of the Scottish Conservatives, will launch the campaign outside the Passport Office in Glasgow, arguing the scheme will be costly and ineffective. The Conservatives claim ID cards will not prevent terrorist attacks, illegal immigration or… Read more »
The government’s agenda of tailoring public services to the need of individuals has dangerous implications, a thinktank warns today. Jill Kirkby, director of the Centre for Police Studies (CPS) thinktank, questions whether a state making “value judgments” about individuals’ suitability to services is in the public interest. She describes the controversial identity cards scheme as… Read more »
