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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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Afghanistan reconstruction efforts no justification, Fox says
Afghan schoolgirls ‘don’t justify war’

By Alex Stevenson Social improvements in Afghanistan should not be used to justify Britain’s military involvement in Afghanistan, Liam Fox has claimed. The shadow defence secretary concentrating on reconstruction as the motivation for British military commitment overseas was a “recipe for disaster” – and blamed the government for relying on it excessively. He told a… Read more »

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The gay rights debate was prompted by the Tories' manouvres in the European parliament
Gay rights debacle puts Tory conference in a spin

By Ian Dunt The Tory conference continues to be bedevilled over gay issues, after a leading gay rights campaigner pulled out of its ‘Conference Pride’ event. Ben Summerskill, head of leading gay rights group Stonewall, decided not to attend the event last night over the conference presence of Michal Kaminski, chair of the Conservatives newly-formed… Read more »