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Curriculum Bill passes stage one in Senedd

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 »

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Austria’s top court decriminalises assisted dying

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 »

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Gordon Brown resigns this evening, flanked by his wife Sarah
Gordon Brown resigns as PM

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 »

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David and Samantha Cameron make the long walk to No 10
Sketch: Jeers dent Cameron’s big moment

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 »