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Acclaimed political journalist and author Ian Dunt has been appointed as the Chair of the newly established Editorial Board for New Humanist magazine, following its merger with Humanists UK earlier this year. New Humanist, now in its 140th year of publication, became part of Humanists UK on 1 January this year in a merger that… Read more »
On Wednesday, a man is to stand trial after burning a Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in London reportedly in protest of the President of Turkey. Humanists UK has warned that if the prosecution is successful, and if the case is reported, it will effectively re-establish the crime of blasphemy in England and Wales, 17… Read more »
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By Ian Dunt Britain would return a hung parliament at the next election if Labour had Alan Johnson as its leader, a new poll suggests. A ComRes survey for the Independent forecast a 74 majority for the Tories if Gordon Brown stays in power, but a change of leadership to the new home secretary would… Read more »
By Ian Dunt and Alex Stevenson Former justice minister Shahid Malik has been made communities minister today after he was cleared of breaching ministerial rules in the wake of the expenses scandal. Mr Malik had drawn criticism over his rental agreements in his constituency, with the Telegraph claiming he paid below-average rent to a local… Read more »
