Party Politics
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 Alex Stevenson Trade unions have pledged their support to Ed Miliband – after the new Labour leader told them he would not support strikes against forthcoming spending cuts. Mr Miliband sought to shake off the tabloids’ ‘Red Ed’ tag in his leader’s speech to the party conference in Manchester after winning the Labour leadership… Read more »
Neither lurching to the left nor sticking to the status quo, Ed Miliband’s decisive departure from the days of New Labour is nevertheless a political gamble. By Alex Stevenson This was a bold effort not because Miliband decided to lead his party in one direction or another, but because he was prepared to say things… Read more »
