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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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Whitehall should consider fundamental reforms of the way it works to cope with changing national security pressures, Paddy Ashdown warned today. Lord Ashdown, co-chair of the IPPR thinktank’s commission on national security which delivered its interim report today, warned the transfer of power from west to east and the growth of lawless spaces presented serious… Read more »
There are “major weaknesses” in the government’s national security structures, a report out today claims. A group of security commissioners headed by former Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown and ex-Nato secretary general George Robertson claim that Britain has failed to adequately improve national security despite escalating threats in recent years. The wide-ranging report – which… Read more »
