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Government to take firmer stance on religious ‘conversion therapy’

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 »

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Home Office deflates restrictive firearms bill

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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Nearly half of foreign workers come from new EU states
EU expansion bumps up foreign worker figures

The number of foreign workers coming to the UK has almost doubled over the last five years, due primarily to EU expansion, new National Insurance figures reveal. The figures do not indicate the number of foreign workers in the UK because they do not account for those leaving, but they give some indication of the… Read more »

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Cooper unveils housing green paper
Housing green paper combats ‘social injustice’

Housing minister Yvette Cooper today promised to deliver housing for the many and not just the few. Unveiling the government’s housing green paper, Ms Cooper said “without further action housing will become one of the greatest sources of social inequality in the next 20 years”. The government plans a three-pronged strategy for combating the housing… Read more »