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Humanists UK has reacted to news that the Government is proposing to allow new state schools to discriminate in 100% of their places, condemning the move and calling instead for an end to all discrimination in the state school system. Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson said: ‘The proposal to allow 100% religious discrimination in… Read more »
BASC chief executive Ian Bell has presented awards to coaches at the Gleneagles Shooting and Fishing School after the association partnered with the prestigious Gleneagles Hotel. BASC was appointed to deliver a top tier and in-depth Shotgun Coaching Award programme to all full-time coaches at the school. The award programme is a cornerstone of BASC’s commitment… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is threatening legal action against police forces which disproportionately target blacks and Asians in stop-and-search procedures, even as it is put on the back foot by a fiercely critical parliamentary report. The report, published today by the joint committee on human rights, voiced serious concerns… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson Gordon Brown has dismissed the British Airways (BA) cabin crew strike as “deplorable”, despite its backers being one of Labour’s main funders. The Unite union is resisting government demands that it backs down as holidaymakers face travel disruption in the run-up to Easter. “It’s the wrong time, it’s unjustified, it’s deplorable,” the… Read more »