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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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Late stage abortions - should data be public?
Late abortion data ‘should remain secret’

By politics.co.uk staff Data on late abortions performed because of minor disabilities should remain confidential, the government will argue today. The Department of Health (DoH) will argue in court that the decision to keep details of the numbers of abortions for conditions like club foot and cleft palate be maintained. In 2008, the information commissioner… Read more »

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Seven million use illegal downloads

By politics.co.uk Seven million people use illegal files in the UK causing major losses to the economy, new research revealed today. The report commissioned by the Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property (SABIP) showed how large-scale illegal downloading caused by general confusion over online copyright law is costing the economy tens of billions of pounds…. Read more »