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Tomorrow, MPs are expected to finish the Report Stage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill and cast their final votes at its Third Reading. If MPs vote in favour of the Bill, it will then head to the House of Lords for further scrutiny. Supporters of assisted dying will be gathering on… Read more »
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first legally recognised humanist marriage in Scotland. Over 50,000 humanist weddings have happened since. Humanists UK congratulates Humanist Society Scotland on this momentous occasion and calls for the UK Government to act so that humanists in England and Wales can have the same right to marry in line… Read more »
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Before last month I did not know what a ‘Security Service Interference Alert’ actually was, and I certainly don’t remember ever having received one. Conversely, I have been on the receiving end of a diktat from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China as one of seven Parliamentarians, two academics and… Read more »
Over the past 30 years, China’s rapid economic development has catapulted it to the forefront of world politics, becoming a major player to rival the United States. But recent controversy over Taiwan and the Uyghur people has raised a spotlight on the communist country, and led to a backlash from many Western nations. Talking… Read more »
