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Yesterday the Government announced proposals to introduce outdoor civil marriages at approved premises on a permanent basis and to also introduce outdoor religious marriages, but failed to make any similar reforms to legally recognise humanist marriages. Humanists UK has urged the Government to act now to legally recognise humanist marriages without delay. Humanists UK Chief… Read more »
Yesterday, the Government published its long-awaited proposals on reforming the Human Rights Act. If passed into law, these reforms will have a devastating impact on the fundamental rights of humanists. The Government has announced it wants to reform section 3 of the Act to severely curtail the ability of public authorities and the courts to ‘read… Read more »
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By Alex Stevenson Gordon Brown praised Hamid Karzai as “statesmanlike” after the Afghan president conceded he could not be re-elected without a second round. The incumbent looked like receiving the required overall majority before Afghanistan’s Independent Election Commission dismissed nearly a third of votes because of suspicions of fraud. Following the recount he only won… Read more »
By Ian Dunt David Cameron has promised to introduce all-women shortlists at the next general election. The Tory leader told the Speaker’s conference on diversity on Westminster that the party would soon enter what he called its ‘by-election procedure’. This would allow it to require local parties to adopt all-women shortlists. Mr Cameron suggested he… Read more »
