Industrial Relations
BASC condemns Crimestoppers campaign against law-abiding firearms owners The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has today condemned a new campaign launched in Cumbria by Crimestoppers which encourages the public to make anonymous accusations against licensed firearms holders. “Crimestoppers are inviting people to make secret accusations with a 100 per cent guarantee that the… Read more »
Humanists UK has welcomed a ‘landmark’ recommendation from the Government’s Curriculum and Assessment Review to add Religious Education (RE) to the National Curriculum in England after a thorough review of its content to be conducted by an expert group in the coming months. Humanists UK has advocated for this for many decades and today hailed… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff A dispute over the civil service compensation scheme (CSCS) will see members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union balloted on industrial action tomorrow. After the PCS’ national executive committee agreed last week civil service bosses had not moved far enough they agreed to begin the ballot process on a two-day… Read more »
By Ian Dunt There were varied reactions from Westminster to today’s sale of Cadbury’s takeover by American firm Kraft, with the prime minister saying he was “determined” the same level of investment was retained in the UK. Speaking opposite EU president Herman van Rompuy, Mr Brown insisted investment levels in Cadbury’s British operations should be… Read more »

