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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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The Labour Party has announced that anti-war MP George Galloway has been suspended pending ‘internal party investigations’ into comments he made during the Iraq crisis. The left-wing MP infuriated the government by branding Tony Blair a wolf, labelling the war ‘illegal’ and making comments interpreted as a call to Arabs to rise up against the… Read more »
The Prime Minister has insisted on the need to push ahead with the Government’s plans for National Health Service reform. Speaking at the Savoy Hotel in London, Tony Blair – who celebrates his 50th birthday today – warned that any rowing back on its promises to modernise the public services would represent a ‘collective mistake… Read more »
