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 »
Humanists UK’s Chief Executive Andrew Copson has been awarded an OBE for ‘services to the non-religious’ in the UK national honours announced today. This is the first time an award has been made for services to the non-religious, who now represent a majority of the UK’s population. Andrew Copson has worked for Humanists UK since… Read more »
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Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon today unveils a list of 90 service men and women who are to receive honours for their activities in Iraq. Mr Hoon – widely tipped to leave his post in the impending Cabinet reshuffle – declared, ” Britain’s Armed Forces face significant challenges, often in difficult circumstances, in their varied roles… Read more »
Just one in three voters has made up their mind about how they will vote in the referendum on the European Constitution, according to a new poll published today. The poll, published as part of a report by the Foreign Policy Centre entitled “The Referendum Battle”, shows that only 35 per cent of the electorate… Read more »
