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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 »
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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Britain may hold a referendum on the European Union Constitution “in early 2006”, the Foreign Secretary said on Friday. Speaking before Prime Minister Tony Blair officially signed Britain up to the treaty in Rome, Mr Straw said although no precise date could be given, the vote could take place in early 2006. Mr Straw said… Read more »
Government plans to axe 71,000 civil service jobs will prove to be a “false economy” and could obstruct public sector reforms, according to a TUC report published today. The union body claims that the proposed cuts will deliver less than six per cent of the £22 billion Ministers expect to save through public sector efficiency… Read more »
