
Kwasi Kwarteng








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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Britain is reeling from the fall-out of last week’s mini-budget, as the government’s economic rebalancing project, code-named ‘Operation Rolling Thunder’, continues to take relentless damage from market forces. On Wednesday, central bankers scrambled to panic stations in an attempt to ward off a vicious spiral of a crashing currency, rising interest rates and weaker growth…. Read more »

The International Monetary Fund has taken aim at the mini budget unveiled last week by new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, and which in turn has led to a further sharp decline in the value of sterling. Commenting on last week’s mini budget, an IMF spokesman said, “Given elevated inflation pressures in many countries, including the UK,… Read more »














