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“Baker’s dozen” general election manifesto to be launched in parliament

The Bakers Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU) are set to launch their Bakers‘ Dozen manifesto that they and their members want to see introduced by the next UK Government. Aimed especially at the Labour Party, the Bakers‘ Dozen report and manifesto lays out 13 policy demands that would transform the lives of their members and working class people across… Read more »

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Wales Humanists launches report on 100 years of disestablishment
End collective worship in schools say 70% of headteachers

A new poll of headteachers has once again shown that there is widespread opposition to the current law mandating schools to hold a daily act of collective Christian worship. Almost 2,000 school leaders were surveyed, with 70% of them opposed to the legal requirement. Humanists UK has long campaigned for the replacement of compulsory Christian worship in… Read more »

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The govt will not scrap its Trident nuclear warheads
Brown: We’ll cut nuclear weapons when Iran opens up

By Alice Cannet The government is prepared to cut Britain’s nuclear arsenal in return for Iran’s promise to scrap its nuclear weapon plans, Gordon Brown announced yesterday. The prime minister said that global non-proliferation action will be taken when countries like Iran and Korea abandon their plans to build nuclear weapons. “What you need is… Read more »

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Tessa Jowell, Olympics minister
DCMS delays appointment of Olympic chair

By Liz Stephens The appointment of Tony Hall to the board of the London organising committee of the Olympic Games (Locog) is being delayed by governmental dithering, politics.co.uk can reveal. It is an open secret that Tony Hall is due to be announced as joining the board of Locog and heading the Cultural Olympiad. However… Read more »