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PCC Elections – BASC Needs You

Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will take place on 2 May 2024 and provide the perfect opportunity for the shooting community to find out where local Police and Crime Commissioner candidates stand on firearms licensing. BASC has launched a contact platform which allows you to search for your local PCC candidates by police… Read more »

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Assisted dying proposals in Jersey lodged – Humanists Comment

The legalisation of assisted dying in Jersey has taken another step as proposals have been lodged in the States Assembly. Channel Island Humanists welcomes the proposals, as another part of the British Isle moves closer to a compassionate end-of-life law. The proposals will allow residents of Jersey who are intolerably suffering from a physical, incurable condition… Read more »

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UK reels from crisis even as FTSE recovers
UK reels from crisis even as FTSE recovers

Financial chaos continues to surround the UK economy today, even as the FTSE index continues to show sustained signs of recovery. Northern Rock, the bank taken over by the government last February, was today turning away savers after customers realised they were the only bank in the country offering complete protection to deposits. “Recent turbulence… Read more »

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Dvaid Cameron criticised over school plaster claim
Cameron speech ‘misled public’

David Cameron faces criticism for misleading the public in his speech to the Conservative party conference yesterday. In one of his speech’s most impassioned sections Mr Cameron claimed teachers are not permitted to put a plaster on a child who has grazed his or her knee without a first aid officer being present. He attacked… Read more »