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MPs have voted 379 to 137 to back an amendment to take abortion out of English and Welsh criminal law for women in relation to their own pregnancies. Humanists UK has long been alarmed about the growing number of women facing police investigations for this. Today it has expressed delight at MPs standing up for… Read more »
Humanists UK’s Chief Executive Andrew Copson has been awarded an OBE for ‘services to the non-religious’ in the UK national honours announced today. This is the first time an award has been made for services to the non-religious, who now represent a majority of the UK’s population. Andrew Copson has worked for Humanists UK since… Read more »
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Gordon Brown has promised there were no deals with DUP MPs over the 42-day detention vote at his monthly press conference. Asked repeatedly – in one case to put his hand on his heart – whether no deals were struck, Mr Brown continually and categorically denied any suggestion he offered the Northern Irish MPs concessions…. Read more »
Progress in the NHS has been hampered by two major reorganisations since reforms were introduced in 2000, a report concludes today. The study from the Audit Commission and Healthcare Commission advises that nationally-imposed changes to the structure of the NHS should be avoided to allow progress to take place. It also says that progress could… Read more »
