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BASC has criticised the government’s decision to grant police automatic powers of entry into the homes of firearms certificate holders as unnecessary and an erosion of civil liberties. The police already have powers of entry to prevent crime and if life is in danger. They can also get a warrant from a magistrate and they… Read more »

Humanists are celebrating a partial victory after the Department for Education announced it will keep restrictions on faith-based admissions criteria in new state-funded free schools in England – the so-called ‘50% cap’. However, Humanists UK, which led the campaign against these proposals, has said it is certain that new schools with 100% selective admissions policies will nevertheless… Read more »
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William Hague insisted the government had stuck to the letter of the law in its access to the US surveillance system called Prism today, as he sought to reassure voters about the regulations surrounding internet activity.

As Barack Obama’s inauguration in Washington DC heralds the start of the US president’s second term in the White House, here’s a run-through of the most important challenges coming up in the next four years.
















