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Wales Humanists launches report on 100 years of disestablishment
Humanists UK backs first reading of disestablishment Bill

The Disestablishment of the Church of England Bill had its first reading in the UK Parliament today. The Bill would disestablish the Church of England and remove the automatic right of bishops to sit in the House of Lords. Humanists UK, which campaigns for a secular state, welcomed the introduction of the Bill. The Bill,… Read more »

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Govt internet monitoring begins today
Govt internet monitoring begins today

By politics.co.uk staff Internet users’ emails and online phone calls will be stored for the government to overlook, beginning today. The changes come in an EC directive requiring all internet service providers (ISPs) to keep the data for 12 months. The directive already applied to telecoms providers but has now been expanded to ISPs. The… Read more »

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Chris Grayling, shadow home secretary
Tories promise to reform DNA database

By Ian Dunt The Conservatives have given their strongest commitment yet to wholesale reform of the way Britain manages its DNA database. Shadow home secretary Chris Grayling has explicitly stated that innocent people should not have their DNA retained by the police once they are acquitted of a crime, against current government police. Mr Grayling… Read more »