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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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Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown was accused yesterday of cooking the books on the public finances to avoid breaking the Treasury’s fiscal discipline. Oliver Letwin, Conservative counterpart, accused the Treasury of “brazen cheating” on plans to reclassify road maintenance spending as capital rather than for current spending from March. The charge comes after the… Read more »
Conservative MP Jonathan Sayeed survived a de-selection bid from his constituency party last night, following allegations he profited from guided tours around Parliament. At the meeting of members of his Mid Bedfordshire constituency party in Flitwick, Mr Sayeed won the vote of no confidence by 173 votes to 126. Constituency president, Sir Stanley Odell, resigned… Read more »
