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BASC’s head of firearms Bill Harriman has written to the Chief Constable of West Mercia Police to challenge its decision to make all applications for firearms and shotgun certificates online only. The force announced this week that from 1 May printed applications would no longer be accepted. In a letter to Chief Constable Alex Murray,… Read more »
Humanists UK has reacted to news that the Government is proposing to allow new state schools to discriminate in 100% of their places, condemning the move and calling instead for an end to all discrimination in the state school system. Humanists UK Chief Executive Andrew Copson said: ‘The proposal to allow 100% religious discrimination in… Read more »
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The prime minister has joined in the condemnation of people who leak anti-terrorism intelligence to the media. Anti-terror officer Peter Clarke said those responsible were “beneath contempt”, giving as an example the recent anti-terror operation in Birmingham where some journalists appeared to be briefed of the police’s plans. Tony Blair told MPs today that he… Read more »
Splitting up the Home Office will improve security but not at the expense of liberty, the home secretary John Reid said yesterday. Mr Reid outlined the timetable for strengthening the Home Office’s anti-terror capabilities yesterday, which will see responsibility for prisons, probation and sentencing hived off to a new Ministry of Justice. The remaining Office… Read more »
