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BASC Ladies’ Star of Shooting awards 2021 open for nominations

BASC is pleased to announce that nominations to the annual BASC Ladies’ Star of Shooting awards have now opened. In recognition of outstanding contributions and support to ladies’ shooting the awards enter their fifth successful year. After the outstanding success of last year’s awards we will have the same three categories this year: Target Shooting… Read more »

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John Bercow, Speaker
Bercow goes on the offensive

By politics.co.uk staff New Speaker John Bercow has launched a major attempt to live up to the hype surrounding his election, by making a radical move to make parliament more transparent. Speaking in the Commons today, he announced he would act to make all three of his deputies elected, in much the same way he… Read more »

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Michael Martin, former Commons Speaker
Martin granted peerage

Michael Martin has been granted a peerage despite concerns over his effect on the Lords. The Lords Appointment Commission had raised concerns earlier in the week that the former Speaker of the Commons could lower the reputation of the chamber. But the prime minister overruled the vetting panel. The former Foreign Office permanent secretary Lord… Read more »