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“Baker’s dozen” general election manifesto to be launched in parliament

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 »

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Wales Humanists launches report on 100 years of disestablishment
End collective worship in schools say 70% of headteachers

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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Rice rejects use of torture

Condoleezza Rice has rejected outright allegations that the US is using European airports to transport terror suspects to countries where they might face torture. The US secretary of state was speaking ahead of a five-day trip to Europe, amid allegations that CIA planes transporting suspects to terror camps, stopping in EU airports to refuel. “The… Read more »

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Organisations are hoping Gordon Brown will address their pre-Budget requests
Pre-Budget report submissions

Organisations are hoping for action on everything from public spending to child poverty in the chancellor’s pre-Budget report. politics.co.uk brings you a selection. British Chambers of Commerce: Opportunity to help manufacturing British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) director general David Frost says that the pre-Budget report is an opportunity for the chancellor to “throw a critical… Read more »