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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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Met: Expenses MPs will not face prosecutions
No prosecutions for expenses MPs

By Jonathan Moore Scotland Yard have said it is “highly unlikely” any successful prosecutions will be brought against MPs involved in the expenses scandal. Following a joint investigation by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) they said they would not pursue an investigation into allegations made against MPs, as they appeared… Read more »

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Pound slumps on political chaos
Government turmoil hits the pound

By politics.co.uk staff Rumours that the prime minister might be quitting sent the pound tumbling against the dollar and the euro this morning. The pound was heading for its biggest weekly decline against the dollar since April, a clear reaction to the current uncertainty in the government. Against the dollar, the pound slid to a… Read more »