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BASC continues to support Police Scotland through training

BASC hosted twenty members of Police Scotland’s Firearms Licensing Team last week as part of an ongoing commitment to provide training support for the force. The two-day program provided participants with an in-depth understanding of key topics related to firearms and shooting, reinforcing the strong working relationship between BASC and Police Scotland. The Continuous Professional… Read more »

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DDU disappointed GDC has decided not to retain in person hearings

The Dental Defence Union (DDU) is disappointed that the GDC has decided to hold hearings remotely by default from next year. During the consultation on the issue, the DDU made strong representations to the GDC to explain that such a move could disadvantage certain dental professionals undergoing a fitness to practise investigation. The GDC’s consultation outcome however states… Read more »

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Sanctions ‘a demonstration of the complete impotence’ of the West, says Moscow

Western sanctions on Russia exhibit the “complete impotence” of the foreign policy of the West, a Russian official declared in a speech broadcasted on Russian television. Following the announcements of renewed sanctions from the US, UK and EU against Russian president Vladimir Putin and foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, foreign ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova argued: “Neither… Read more »

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Is this going to hurt? How sanctions on Russia could prove a mixed bag
Is this going to hurt? How sanctions on Russia could prove a mixed bag

On Monday evening Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered tanks across the border into the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of eastern Ukraine where Russian proxies have been active since 2014. It came after that afternoon’s official Russian recognition of the provinces as independent from Ukraine, following a State Duma vote. As dawn broke on Thursday, Putin… Read more »