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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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Mr Johnson is on a cost-cutting initiative
Boris: London’s overseas offices could be closed

London’s new Conservative mayor, Boris Johnson, has threatened to close the capital’s overseas offices in an effort to cut costs. The offices, created by Johnson’s predecessor Ken Livingstone in Delhi, Mumbai, Beijing, Shangai, Brussels, Caracas and Moscow to promote London as an international business and tourism centre, cost close to £1.5 million to run every… Read more »

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The parties which were late with submissions will be fined
Political parties fail to reveal finances

The Electoral Commission has rounded on a handful of political parties for not revealing their financial accounts to the watchdog in time. “We are disappointed to see that some parties have not returned their accounts to us within the deadline,” said Lisa Klein, director of party and election finance at the Commission. “The late submission… Read more »