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NI’s shooting and countryside organisations meet PSNI firearms branch staff

Northern Ireland’s shooting and countryside organisations recently met with Police Service of Northern Ireland Firearms and Explosives Branch (PSNI FEB) staff and senior officials from the Department of Justice (DoJ) in Belfast. Formed in May 2021, the Northern Ireland Firearms Representative Group (NIFRG) is an umbrella group which brings together 10 national and local shooting and… Read more »

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Humanists UK backs bill for Church of England disestablishment

Humanists UK has welcomed the announcement of a Private Members’ Bill which would disestablish the Church of England and separate church and state. Currently the Church of England is the official state religion of England, and the monarch is both the head of state and the head of the Church of England. The practice of… Read more »

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Comment: The coalition must go further on tuition fees

The raising of the cap on tuition to £9,000 is a step in the right direction, but the coalition has shown once again it lacks the courage to do what is necessary. By Mark Littlewood The decision by the coalition government to raise the cap on tuition fees to £9,000 per annum is a step… Read more »

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Government attempts to control teacher quality need to stop, Reform argues.
Govt policy ‘won’t deliver better teachers’

By politics.co.uk ttaff Current government policies will fail to deliver better teachers, a centre-right think tank has warned. A new report published by Reform this morning suggests that unless a series of quangos and regulations are scrapped the quality of teaching cannot improve. “Michael Gove and his team have a priceless opportunity to raise standards… Read more »