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BASC has criticised the government’s decision to grant police automatic powers of entry into the homes of firearms certificate holders as unnecessary and an erosion of civil liberties. The police already have powers of entry to prevent crime and if life is in danger. They can also get a warrant from a magistrate and they… Read more »

Humanists are celebrating a partial victory after the Department for Education announced it will keep restrictions on faith-based admissions criteria in new state-funded free schools in England – the so-called ‘50% cap’. However, Humanists UK, which led the campaign against these proposals, has said it is certain that new schools with 100% selective admissions policies will nevertheless… Read more »
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The government has been criticised in the commons for the way in which the HS2 delay was announced. The high-speed railway was initially set to link London and the West Midlands with a further phase extending to cities in the North. However, in a written statement, transport secretary Mark Harper said the project was making… Read more »

Andy Burnham has warned the government that its Integrated Rail Plan ‘isn’t as good as it can be’.
















