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Mike Freer, the Minister for Equalities, has confirmed that the Government’s proposed ban on so-called ‘conversion therapy’ will cover both practices that take place in religious settings and those that are carried out by ministers of religion. LGBT Humanists has previously called on the Government to close loopholes in its proposals on religious conversion therapy. Today it has welcomed… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) is fully supportive of the Home Office’s response to a private member’s bill wishing to restrict the use of firearms. Luke Pollard, MP for Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport, is introducing a bill that aims to ban the keeping of pump-action shotguns in homes. The bill wishes to tackle the horrific… Read more »
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A group of peers has launched a stinging attack on the newspaper industry, accusing owners and editors of hypocrisy on the way they conduct their work. The House of Lords’ communications committee says the role of parliament when it comes to the newspaper industry is “less clear” than it is in relation to the BBC… Read more »
Britain’s 2012 switchover from analogue to digital television has hit licence fee payers in the wallet, a new report says. The report, by the public accounts committee, criticised the government for the way in which it funds the public awareness campaign. It passed responsibility for public awareness to the BBC, setting aside £803 million of… Read more »
