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BASC’s fighting fund, set up to fight the corner of members who have been victims of injustice, has successfully helped a member win costs against the police. The BASC member was awarded costs of £4,000 after a successful appeal against revocation of his certificate. BASC put Cheshire Constabulary on notice last year that costs would… Read more »
The Health and Social Care Committee’s report on assisted dying has been published today. Humanists UK has welcomed the evidence-based nature of the report, but expressed disappointment that the committee missed the opportunity to draw firm conclusions or recommend specific changes to the law. Although the report does not make any recommendations for or against legislative… Read more »
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Alistair Darling’s Budget may have given “insufficient weight” to the risks of continued financial market turbulence in making forecasts for economic growth, a report by the House of Commons Treasury committee has claimed. The committee said the margin by which the government forecast that it will meet the sustainable investment rule is “extremely tight”, especially… Read more »
A Commons clash between Harriet Harman and William Hague provided political analysts with an amusing session on Wednesday. The pair were subbing for Gordon Brown and David Cameron’s usual prime minister’s questions in a refreshing series of boisterous exchanges. Apart from a brief period when Ms Harman was forced to admit the UK economy faces… Read more »
