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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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Tony Blair has apparently acknowledged that the violence which has dominated Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003 invasion was a “disaster”. During an interview on the newly launched al-Jazeera English-language channel, David Frost suggested to the prime minister that allied involvement in Iraq had been “pretty much a disaster”. In response, Mr Blair made… Read more »
Government minister Margaret Hodge has described the Iraq war as Tony Blair’s “big mistake” in foreign affairs, according to a local London newspaper. The industry minister reportedly criticised the prime minister’s “moral imperialism” during a private meeting of the Fabian Society in north London. According to The Islington Tribune, Ms Hodge indicated she had had… Read more »
