Constitutional Reform
North Yorkshire Police’s decision to halt all firearm and shotgun certificate grants has been described by the UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), as “a clear breach of their statutory duty”. In correspondence with North Yorkshire MPs, BASC has asked that the force is scrutinised and that they resume… Read more »
Jersey’s States Assembly will meet today to discuss proposals from the Citizens’ Jury to change the law for adult islanders with terminal or incurable conditions who have a clear and settled wish to end their lives. Channel Islands Humanists, part of Humanists UK, campaigns to legalise assisted dying for both the terminally ill and incurably suffering. It has… Read more »
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There will be no investigation into Tony Blair’s decision to exempt Formula One racing from a tobacco advertising ban, speaker Michael Martin has confirmed. Expectations had been raised after Mr Martin said reports of Mr Blair’s actions were “deeply concerning”. Some observers expected Mr Blair to be summoned to the bar of the House to… Read more »
Plans for a ‘Britishness’ day have been dropped by the government, it has been revealed. The plans – a mainstay of Gordon Brown’s administration since he entered Downing Street – appear to have been dropped from a citizenship review. In a written answer to a Conservative MP, government minister Michael Wills said: “A number of… Read more »
