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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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By Ian Dunt Ed Miliband has said he’s “increasingly confident” of winning the Labour leadership even as polls show his brother has twice as much support. A ComRes poll for the Independent found that David Miliband was twice as popular as his younger sibling among people who had voted Labour at least once since 1992…. Read more »
By Ian Dunt and Samantha Cullen Trade unions and the Bank of England must work together to create a more sustainable British economy, Mervyn King has told the TUC. But speaking to politics.co.uk later, RMT general secretary Bob Crow, who boycotted the speech, said it was “downright patronising”. Mr King, the second Bank of England… Read more »
