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The Government-backed independent review into political violence and disruption has been published today and recommends teachers to be given legal protections against allegations of ‘blasphemy’. This has been welcomed by Humanists UK, who has been leading the campaign for robust support for teaching staff in response to recent controversies, including the suspension of a teacher in Batley after showing an image… Read more »
The results of the 2022 Scottish Census have just been published, and for the first time, when asked about religion most people ticked ‘None’. 51.1% ticked the option, up from 36.7% in 2011. Humanists UK has welcomed the figures, which reflects the wider trend across the UK. The latest Census in England showed for the first… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt British National party (BNP) leader has pulled out of the Queen’s garden party, saying he did not want to embarrass the monarch. Nick Griffin had been invited to attend by fellow BNP man Richard Barnbrook, who sits on the London Assembly. The invite had threatened to prompt a large-scale political crisis, with… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Italian authorities have been warned to keep travelling Manchester United fans safe during the Champions League final in Rome tonight. The warning comes as the Foreign Office confirmed a British man was stabbed earlier today. Liberal Democrat sport spokesman Don Foster said concerns had already been highlighted about violence in the Italian… Read more »
