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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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Gordon Brown is piling the pressure on high street banks and building societies to cut their lending rates after the Bank of England’s one per cent cut yesterday. “Banks should really pass on the interest rate cuts,” he told GMTV this morning. “Remember the last time interest rates came down 1.5 per cent, we had… Read more »
The number of homes equipped to care for dementia sufferers – and places in those homes – are falling dramatically, according to figures uncovered by the Conservatives. The number of people with dementia is expected to increase by 240,000 by 2021, and projected to reach 1,735,087 by 2051. But the number of homes able to… Read more »
