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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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Higher education pressure on Lib Dems continues to mount
Lib Dems ‘plotted tuition fees U-turn’ before general election

By politics.co.uk staff The Liberal Democrats planned to abandon their tuition fees pledge before the general election, it has emerged. A book written by Conservative MP Rob Wilson being serialised by the Guardian newspaper has revealed the party planned to ditch its higher education “headache” in secret preparations for coalition negotiations. The news is deeply… Read more »

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Face to face with the law: Student protest gets ugly
The week in politics: Street fights and election disaster

Student riots, lost elections and a new born Miliband made for a busy week. By Ian Dunt It was about a busy week in news, but the media always loves a riot so that’s what we saw the most of. The ancient battle cry of “Tory scum” returned after a prolonged 13 year absence. So… Read more »