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Yesterday the Government announced proposals to introduce outdoor civil marriages at approved premises on a permanent basis and to also introduce outdoor religious marriages, but failed to make any similar reforms to legally recognise humanist marriages. Humanists UK has urged the Government to act now to legally recognise humanist marriages without delay. Humanists UK Chief… Read more »
Yesterday, the Government published its long-awaited proposals on reforming the Human Rights Act. If passed into law, these reforms will have a devastating impact on the fundamental rights of humanists. The Government has announced it wants to reform section 3 of the Act to severely curtail the ability of public authorities and the courts to ‘read… Read more »
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After a mixed bag of performances in a series of by-election clashes, the Scottish National party are shaping up for a big clash with Labour north of the border in the 2010 general election. Alex Salmond wants to increase his party’s Westminster standing to 20 seats. Will his party slip up as the campaign intensifies?… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff David Cameron has pledged to ensure that ‘unelected’ prime ministers would have to call a general election within six months of entering Downing Street. He said a Conservative government would make a law to force any MP who entered No 10 but who hadn’t been party leader at a general election to… Read more »
