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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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The prime minister said this year's Labour conference left the party stronger
Labour boosted by feel good conference

Labour delegates are leaving Manchester today with a spring in their step, after a conference that most agreed had put the party back on course. After weeks of back-stabbing, dismal polls and speculation about the prime minister’s future, fighting talk from Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, John Prescott and others sent them off to campaign for… Read more »

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The defence secretary said the international community needed a long-term approach to Afghanistan
Browne: We need more troops in Afghanistan

Defence secretary Des Browne has called on Nato to provide more troops to support the military action in Afghanistan. Speaking from Slovenia, where he will soon meet with defence ministers from other countries to discuss the situation, Mr Browne praised the work of the international community so far. However, he stressed that Britain’s allies must… Read more »