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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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British airports operator BAA should be stripped of its market dominance, MPs say. A report published today by the Commons’ transport committee rejects BAA’s position it is best-placed to deliver much-needed additional capacity to Britain’s passenger aviation sector. It says the drawbacks of having the same operator for London’s Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted “outweigh the… Read more »
The government and BAA have been accused of surging ahead with plans to expand Stansted airport, despite local objections and concerns about the environmental impact. Airport owner BBA has submitted its planning application for a second runway at the Essex airport. It wants to open a two-runway, two-terminal airport in 2015, in what would be… Read more »
