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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has expressed concerns over a potential increase in the cost of firearms licensing applications in Scotland, following the publication of a Westminster committee report. The Scottish Affairs Committee’s report, published today, draws together a conclusion following its recent inquiry on firearms licensing regulations in Scotland. The committee’s… Read more »
The Bakers Union and MP’s are again demanding that Orchard House Food pay the workers, at their recently closed Gateshead plant, the redundancy payments they are owed before Christmas. As things stand the company, that supplies the likes of Marks and Spencer and Pret A Manger, and which is a going concern with a factory still… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Four out of five people believe British freedoms are being eroded by the government, according to a new poll released today. In response to the statement ‘our freedoms are being eroded by a Big Brother state’, 45 per cent of respondents answered ‘strongly agree’ while 34 per cent said they ‘somewhat agree’…. Read more »
By Ian Dunt The privacy commissioner has demanded chief constables justify the existence of a secret database on protestors. The news follows revelations in yesterday’s Guardian newspaper that police maintained a secret nationwide database of those monitoring people attending demonstrations. Police said they were assessing whether people were “domestic extremists”, but opponents say the term… Read more »
