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BASC condemns Crimestoppers campaign against law-abiding firearms owners

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 »

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Wales Humanists launches report on 100 years of disestablishment
Success! RE to be included in the National Curriculum

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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‘Pay as you throw’ bin taxes given green light

Households in five areas of the country will be the first to trial controversial ‘pay as you throw’ bin taxes. Up to five councils have been invited to take part in pilot schemes to see whether offering households financial incentives to recycle can reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills. The UK is under… Read more »

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Livingstone warns pay as you throw plans 'flawed'
Livingstone slams ‘disastrous’ bin taxes

Government plans for ‘pay as you throw’ bin taxes are “flawed” and would not work in the capital, the mayor of London has said. Ken Livingstone has written to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to warn plans to charge households for excessive waste would be a “disaster” in London. His intervention… Read more »