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Fighting Fund delivers significant firearms certificate victory for member

BASC’s fighting fund, set up to fight the corner of members who have been victims of injustice, has successfully helped a member win costs against the police. The BASC member was awarded costs of £4,000 after a successful appeal against revocation of his certificate. BASC put Cheshire Constabulary on notice last year that costs would… Read more »

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Humanists UK comment on assisted dying report – positive but a missed opportunity

The Health and Social Care Committee’s report on assisted dying has been published today. Humanists UK has welcomed the evidence-based nature of the report, but expressed disappointment that the committee missed the opportunity to draw firm conclusions or recommend specific changes to the law. Although the report does not make any recommendations for or against legislative… Read more »

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Benn urges households to 'Act on CO2'
Benn launches Green homes push

The government has launched a new advice line aimed to improve the public’s awareness of their homes environmental impact. A new advice line has been launched by the government today which aims to improve the public’s awareness of how to make homes greener. The Act on CO2 line will give free, impartial and tailored advice… Read more »

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Hutton calls for “nuclear renaissance”

Business secretary John Hutton has called for a massive expansion of nuclear power, saying it could be a new North Sea oil for the British economy. In a speech to the union Unite, he said increasing the number of nuclear reactors in the UK could inject £20 billion into the economy, create 100,000 new jobs… Read more »