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Government’s justification for firearms fees increase ‘bogus’, says BASC

The UK’s largest shooting organisation has labelled the government’s justification for an increase in firearms licensing fees as bogus and warned that inefficient licensing puts guns in the hands of the wrong people. The comments from the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) come after the association wrote to all PCCs and Chief Constables… Read more »

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A voluntary ID card scheme is being launched today in Manchester
Youth will find ID cards ‘handy’

By Emmeline Saunders A voluntary national identity card scheme will be launched in Greater Manchester today designed to give young people “day-to-day convenience”. Manchester residents over the age of 16 who hold a UK passport will be able to apply for the £30 biometric ID cards from November 30th. Meg Hillier, a Home Office minister,… Read more »

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One nation under CCTV?
Tories vow to fight for privacy

By Ian Dunt The Conservatives have pledged to tackle the rise of the surveillance state by scrapping ID cards and CentrePoint. In a major announcement designed to assure civil libertarians of the party’s commitment to the issue, the party policy paper, set to be presented by shadow justice secretary Dominic Grieves today, will confirm that… Read more »