* general election 2010
The High Court will consider a challenge to the laws requiring faith-based Christian religious education (RE) and collective worship in schools in Northern Ireland today. A non-religious family is mounting the legal challenge arguing the exclusively Christian nature of RE and worship violates their human rights. The case is being supported by Northern Ireland Humanists…. Read more »
Improvement to firearms licence condition welcomed by BASC Northern Ireland The UK’s largest shooting organisation, the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC), has welcomed the introduction of a firearms certificate condition that will allow the licence holder to shoot any lawful quarry on land where they have the authority to shoot. The condition known… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff Asian voters would most like to invite Gordon Brown to their home to enjoy a curry, a survey has suggested. Research by pollsters ICM for the BBC’s Asian Network found 35% would prefer the prime minister to visit for a biriyani, compared to 28% preferring David Cameron and just eight per cent… Read more »
By Luke Frost Janis Sharp, the mother battling the extradition of her son to the US, has revealed her priorities as she begins her election campaign against Justice Secretary Jack Straw. Writing on her website under the slogan “vote with your head not with your habit”, Ms Sharp criticises the loss of civil liberties under… Read more »
