Human Rights
Acclaimed political journalist and author Ian Dunt has been appointed as the Chair of the newly established Editorial Board for New Humanist magazine, following its merger with Humanists UK earlier this year. New Humanist, now in its 140th year of publication, became part of Humanists UK on 1 January this year in a merger that… Read more »
On Wednesday, a man is to stand trial after burning a Quran outside the Turkish Embassy in London reportedly in protest of the President of Turkey. Humanists UK has warned that if the prosecution is successful, and if the case is reported, it will effectively re-establish the crime of blasphemy in England and Wales, 17… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The Conservatives have accused the government of introducing a ‘poison pill’ strategy to their ID cards scheme by writing a clause on the contract which will cost £40 million if the cards are cancelled. The clause could become highly significant if the Tories win the next general election, because the party has… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff MPs have given their backing to controversial plans to conduct coroner’s inquests in secret, as debate continues on the coroners and justice bill. The first of two days devoted to the proposed legislation was curtailed because of ministerial statements by Gordon Brown and Jack Straw, meaning debate on the amendments was not… Read more »
