Humanists UK is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. Whereas the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act received Royal Assent on 17 July 2013, it took some time to implement this change, so the Act only came into force the following year. The first same-sex marriages took place just after midnight… Read more »
It has been reported by The Sunday Times that the Government is considering plans to remove the 50% admissions cap on new faith schools in England. This would mean that they would no longer have to offer a proportion of their places to children who do not follow their religion but would instead be able… Read more »
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Today marks the 60th United Nations day. In the first of a three-part special feature, politics.co.uk looks at its highs and lows. Tomorrow we hear from MPs about what they think the future of the UN is, and on Sunday veteran left winger Tony Benn sketches out a radical vision of what the UN could… Read more »
Conservative donations are still under the spotlight today, with the news that David Cameron accepted flights from Australian media mogul Rupert Murdoch totalling around £34,000. Mr Cameron flew on a Murdoch-supplied flight to meet the owner of News Corporation in the Greek island of Santorini after visiting Tbilisi to show solidarity with the Georgian government… Read more »