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BASC’s fighting fund, set up to fight the corner of members who have been victims of injustice, has successfully helped a member win costs against the police. The BASC member was awarded costs of £4,000 after a successful appeal against revocation of his certificate. BASC put Cheshire Constabulary on notice last year that costs would… Read more »
The Health and Social Care Committee’s report on assisted dying has been published today. Humanists UK has welcomed the evidence-based nature of the report, but expressed disappointment that the committee missed the opportunity to draw firm conclusions or recommend specific changes to the law. Although the report does not make any recommendations for or against legislative… Read more »
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Muslim prisoners at a Cambridgeshire jail are acting in gangs and making concerted efforts to convert fellow inmates to radical Islam, an inspection report has found. The chief inspector of prisons also said there was a fundamental problem in the relationship between and the 120 Muslim inmates at Whitemoor prison. “There was a perception among… Read more »
The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York have launched strong attacks on unbridled capitalism, calling speculators “bank robbers”. Speaking to the annual dinner of the Worshipful Company of International Bankers last night, Archbishop of York John Sentamu criticised modern financial techniques such as short selling, which many hold responsible for the vertiginous drop… Read more »
