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Today the GMC has issued a formal apology for taking regulatory action against a number of doctors because they had convictions based on sexuality. The GMC has said it is ‘truly sorry’ for compounding the harm caused by homophobic laws and attitudes, that were in place into the 1980s and beyond. Reacting to the news, Dr Caroline… Read more »
BASC has welcomed a government decision to launch a public consultation on a proposal to remove sound moderators from firearms licensing controls. Launched today, the Home Office consultation seeks views on proposals to amend the definition of firearm in section 57(1)(d) of the Firearms Act 1968, removing the reference to sound moderators. Currently, sound moderators… Read more »
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School children in Brighton will be allocated secondary school places by lottery. Brighton and Hove council announced today that places in oversubscribed secondary schools will be allocated by electronic ballot, rather than the distance a child lives from the school. The council has also drawn up fixed catchment areas based on postcodes, which aim to… Read more »
Alan Duncan has argued that Britain must be re-civilised – or risk a decline into the chaos of Lord of the Flies. In a speech to the Centre for Policy Studies, the shadow trade and industry secretary said education, authority, and politics had to be reformed to prevent this from happening. “If there is one… Read more »
