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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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Recession delays aircraft carrier construction
Recession delays aircraft carrier construction

Two Royal Navy aircraft carriers will be delayed by two years, defence secretary, John Hutton has announced. In a statement to MP’s Mr Hutton said construction would proceed at a slower pace to protect jobs for longer as the defence budget tightens. The shipbuilding project, due to begin next March, will cost £4 billion. The… Read more »

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The war in Afghanistan has claimed two more British servicemen's lives
MoD ‘throwing away millions’ on PFI projects

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is “throwing away millions” of tax payers money on poorly designed private finance initiative (PFI) projects, according to national audit office (NAO) statistics released today. Tim Burr, head of the National Audit Office, said “The department needs to be more alert to the risks that can emerge once the project… Read more »