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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 Retail giant Sir Philip King has been placed in charge of an external efficiency review of government spending. Staff from the Treasury and the Cabinet Office are being made available to assist Sir Philip as he brings his considerable business experience to bear on Whitehall. He will assess whether government contracts and… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Communities secretary Eric Pickles has opened up his department’s books to “armchair auditors”, in a major step towards government transparency. All spending in the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) over £500 has been released online, ahead of similar transparency in councils later this year. Information for 2009/10 amounts to £314… Read more »
