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BASC condemns Crimestoppers campaign against law-abiding firearms owners The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has today condemned a new campaign launched in Cumbria by Crimestoppers which encourages the public to make anonymous accusations against licensed firearms holders. “Crimestoppers are inviting people to make secret accusations with a 100 per cent guarantee that the… Read more »
Humanists UK has welcomed a ‘landmark’ recommendation from the Government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review to add Religious Education (RE) to the National Curriculum in England after a thorough review of its content to be conducted by an expert group in the coming months. Humanists UK has advocated for this for many decades and today hailed… Read more »
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The transport secretary has dismissed a recent video posted by Robert Jenrick, which showed him pursuing alleged fare dodgers on the London Underground, as the act of a “politician masquerading as a have-a-go hero.” Heidi Alexander suggested that the shadow justice secretary’s actions were motivated by political ambition rather than a sincere effort to address… Read more »
A rise in threats and abuse targeting MPs and election candidates is actively undermining the health of democracy, a cross-party inquiry chaired by the commons speaker has concluded. An interim report from the speaker’s conference found that intimidation is dissuading individuals from standing for office and making it harder for elected representatives and candidates to… Read more »
