Party Politics
A Bill that will make religious education in Wales fully inclusive of humanism has passed the first stage before becoming law. Wales Humanists – which has long campaigned for this change – has strongly welcomed the news, saying the Bill will make Wales ‘a world-leader in inclusive education’. Following a debate, Senedd members today voted… Read more »
Helping ‘seriously ill’ people to end their lives will no longer be a criminal offence in Austria, following a judgment from the country’s top court. Humanists UK, which campaigns for legal assisted dying across the UK, has welcomed the move as a victory for reason, compassion, and empathy. News of the decision comes just weeks after… Read more »
Latest articles
By Ian Dunt Gordon Brown has quit as prime minister, following the emergence of an expected Liberal Democrat-Conservative pact. The resignation brings to end three troubled years in No 10, in which Mr Brown has faced down a global financial crisis and innumerable coups against his leadership. “I wish the next prime minister well as… Read more »
Both denied entry to Downing Street, both screamed at by protestors: Cameron and I have more in common than I thought. By Ian Dunt Third time lucky, I thought. I’d already been turned away from Downing Street this week. That much, at least, I had in common with David Cameron, although I was rather better… Read more »