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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By politics.co.uk staff The petition on the Downing Street website calling for Gordon Brown to resign was taken down last night. It had attracted 72,000 signatures in its six months on the site before being taken down. The petition was launched in April by Kalvis Jansons, a former Labour supporter, who simply proposed: ”We the… Read more »
Read the BNP leader’s comments to journalists in full, in which he accuses the BNP of bias, asks to do another Question Time, and says London is not part of Britain. Nick Griffin made the comments at a hastily convened news conference today, as the media assessment of his performance last night went from bad… Read more »
