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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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MPs should be banned from claiming some expenses with taxpayers’ money, a Commons report suggests. The report, by the Commons’ members estimates committee, suggests various options for auditing, inspecting and controlling MPs’ expenses. It is headed by speaker Michael Martin, who is himself embroiled in controversy over his finances. MPs will vote on the options… Read more »
An independent report into last summer’s flooding has today called for British homes to be made more flood-resistant and called the government response “totally unacceptable”. Sir Michael Pitt today published his report into the devastating floods in Hull and Sheffield in 2007. And the Press Association quotes Sir Michael as declaring national building regulations must… Read more »
