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More and more couples having humanist weddings in England and Wales are expressing their frustration at the growing waiting times before they can also have a civil marriage and so be married in the eyes of the law. The backlogs in many parts of the country are a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the… Read more »
The share of adults in Northern Ireland with no religion is surging, according to the latest data from the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey. The results of the 2020 survey have just been published. 27% of respondents said they had no religion – an increase of 7% on 2019. This latest surge means that the overall… Read more »
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It continues to haunt British politics, but the politicians won’t address immigration. They’re just too moderate to reflect the views of Britain’s bigots. By Alex Stevenson It’s a harsh word, isn’t it? So harsh it cost Gordon Brown the general election. When he used it, referring to Gillian Duffy’s perfectly reasonable concerns about the impact… Read more »
Oldham dominated political events, but the row over bank bonuses cast a long shadow over all three parties. Ian Dunt This week was really about the by-election in Oldham East and Saddleworth, which Labour comfortably won. The Lib Dems managed to escape humiliation, albeit with the support of Tory voters. The Conservative vote collapsed. The… Read more »
