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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 government’s efforts to tackle violence against women are too piecemeal and inadequately funded, a damning new report has said. An independent assessment by the End Violence Against Women campaign gave the government an overall mark of just two out of ten for the way it tackled the problem. Half of women will suffer some… Read more »
MPs will have a vote on whether to replace Britain’s independent nuclear deterrent early next year, Downing Street has confirmed. The vote will follow a three-month consultation into the government’s preferred options for the future of Trident, to be published in a white paper in December. Tony Blair yesterday repeated his personal support for replacing… Read more »
