Acclaimed political journalist and author Ian Dunt has been appointed as the Chair of the newly established Editorial Board for New Humanist magazine, following its merger with Humanists UK earlier this year. New Humanist, now in its 140th year of publication, became part of Humanists UK on 1 January this year in a merger that… Read more »
On Wednesday, a man is to stand trial after burning a Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in London reportedly in protest of the President of Turkey. Humanists UK has warned that if the prosecution is successful, and if the case is reported, it will effectively re-establish the crime of blasphemy in England and Wales, 17… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The government’s plans for higher education will see universities facing “an era of survival of the fittest” as they deal with huge financial risk, a union has warned. The University and Colleges Union (UCU) has released a report, just one day before the crunch vote on fees in the Commons, showing vulnerabilities… Read more »
By Peter Wozniak Gordon Brown has spoken of banks’ ‘chronic recklessness’ in extracts from his new book. The former prime minister’s work, entitled ‘Beyond the Crash’, is currently being serialised in the Guardian – and reveals he felt “misled” over the weaknesses in the Royal Bank of Scotland, now owned predominantly by the taxpayer. In… Read more »
