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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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Married couples should receive tax breaks to reward them for their commitment, Andy Burnham has argued today. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph, the chief secretary to the Treasury said he felt the tax system should reflect the opinion that “marriage is best for kids”. The move has attracted criticism from the Conservatives, who… Read more »
Children do not feel neglected when their parents go to work and some even feel proud, new research claims. Research conducted for JobCentre Plus found 46 per cent of primary-age children liked their parents going to work and nearly a third felt “proud” their mother or father had a job. The survey, which looked at… Read more »
