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10 Years On: Humanists UK reflects on Same-Sex Marriage Act coming into force

Humanists UK is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. Whereas the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act received Royal Assent on 17 July 2013, it took some time to implement this change, so the Act only came into force the following year. The first same-sex marriages took place just after midnight… Read more »

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All three party leaders enjoyed power in 2010
The year in review – part one

2010 began with an attempted coup against the prime minster and ended with riots in Parliament Square. Ian Dunt reports on a cataclysmic year in British politics. This is the first part of a special two-part feature – come back tomorrow for our concluding feature analysing election year 2010 It was snowing, the sort of… Read more »

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DfID's spending on education programmes overseas is not being properly scrutinised for value for money, say MPs
Aid budget ‘needs more scrutiny’

By politics.co.uk staff The money Britain spends on overseas development to promote education isn’t being properly scrutinised for value for money, MPs have said. The influential public accounts committee argued that with the upcoming rise in the budget for international development, the need to properly assess the impact of its spending would only increase. Committee… Read more »