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The Disestablishment of the Church of England Bill had its first reading in the UK Parliament today. The Bill would disestablish the Church of England and remove the automatic right of bishops to sit in the House of Lords. Humanists UK, which campaigns for a secular state, welcomed the introduction of the Bill. The Bill,… Read more »
Northern Ireland’s shooting and countryside organisations recently met with Police Service of Northern Ireland Firearms and Explosives Branch (PSNI FEB) staff and senior officials from the Department of Justice (DoJ) in Belfast. Formed in May 2021, the Northern Ireland Firearms Representative Group (NIFRG) is an umbrella group which brings together 10 national and local shooting and… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt The world’s first international union is launching a campaign to tackle the “lies” in the US health care debate. The controversy over President Obama’s plans to reform US health care, which currently leaves millions of Americans out of work, crossed the Atlantic last week after Tory MEP Daniel Hannan appeared on US… Read more »
By Liz Stephens Sickness rates among NHS staff are 50 per cent higher than the private sector average, a highly critical government review has revealed. The first national audit of working patterns within the health service found NHS workers also had higher than average levels of obesity, smoking and poor mental health. More than a… Read more »
