Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first legally recognised humanist marriage in Scotland. Over 50,000 humanist weddings have happened since. Humanists UK congratulates Humanist Society Scotland on this momentous occasion and calls for the UK Government to act so that humanists in England and Wales can have the same right to marry in line… Read more »
MPs have voted 379 to 137 to back an amendment to take abortion out of English and Welsh criminal law for women in relation to their own pregnancies. Humanists UK has long been alarmed about the growing number of women facing police investigations for this. Today it has expressed delight at MPs standing up for… Read more »
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The Irish Government and Reverend Dr Ian Paisley’s Democratic Unionist Party will meet next week for talks, it was confirmed last night. Mr Paisley and Irish Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will meet at the Irish Embassy later next week, possibly Thursday 29th – the first get together since the DUP emerged as Northern Ireland’s largest party… Read more »
The Prime Minister’s personal rating and the popularity of his Labour Government have both nosedived, according to a new Mori poll. Labour hangs on to the lead but only by two per cent over the Tories. Labour lost seven points on last month. Conversely, Mr Blair’s adversary Tory leader Michael Howard saw his satisfaction rating… Read more »
