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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 Ian Dunt Alan Johnson launched a staunch defence of the Labour government’s track record on civil liberties today, in a speech which all but removed him for the running for a shadow Cabinet job. In his last conference speech as shadow home secretary, he refused to adopt the views of his new leader, who… Read more »
By Ian Dunt Jack Straw has waved goodbye to a decades-long career on the front bench of British politics today, with a final keynote speech to conference lambasting the coalition. The political survivor, who sat in Cabinet for the duration of New Labour’s time in power, dedicated much of the speech to attacking the coalition’s… Read more »
