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BASC has welcomed a government decision to launch a public consultation on a proposal to remove sound moderators from firearms licensing controls. Launched today, the Home Office consultation seeks views on proposals to amend the definition of firearm in section 57(1)(d) of the Firearms Act 1968, removing the reference to sound moderators. Currently, sound moderators… Read more »
Humanists UK is proud to announce the launch of the only UK-based dedicated helpline for so-called ‘apostates’ – people who leave high-control religions or cults. Reflecting a growing need in the UK, the move marks a significant expansion of Humanists UK’s long-standing ‘Faith to Faithless’ support programme. Recognising the highly specific and often harrowing issues… Read more »
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Conservative MP Matthew Hancock responds to Ed Miliband’s speech on the faltering ‘promise of Britain’:
By Alex Stevenson New evidence on phone-hacking has been released by a parliamentary probe into the scandal. The Commons’ home affairs committee released memoranda submitted by a number of key players, most of which seem to reinforce criticisms about the Metropolitan police’s conduct in investigating the allegations. Mark Lewis of Taylor Hampton Solicitors, a representative… Read more »
