Monarchy
BASC has helped deliver a pilot course for police firearms enquiry officers (FEOs) aimed at giving them hands-on experience of the types of guns and shooting activities they are likely to encounter in their work. The course was run earlier in September at Bisley Shooting Ground under the auspices of the British Shooting Sports Council,… Read more »
The Medical Defence Union (MDU) welcomed news that the personal injury discount rate (PIDR) in Scotland and Northern Ireland is to be increased, potentially saving millions of pounds in the costs of compensation payments. Following a review, the Government Actuary has determined that, with effect from today, the PIDR in Northern Ireland and Scotland should be increased to +0.5%… Read more »
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The silencing of dissent, a parliamentary debate and a monarch-approved funeral make for an inappropriate response to Margaret Thatcher’s death. The Iron Lady would have preferred something less insecure.
Controversial comedian Fankie Boyle was cut from a BBC Three broadcast of a Comic Relief event last night after he joked that he wished the Queen had died.
