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The Northern Ireland Department of Health has proposed introducing an opt-out system for organ donation, where a person is presumed to have consented to donate their organs after death unless they have specifically opted out. Northern Ireland Humanists has welcomed the move, and has called on the public to support the plans. Moving to an… Read more »
The Covid-19 pandemic has led to many countries cracking down on humanists’ freedom of thought and expression, with some countries blaming the non-religious for the pandemic, while the restrictions imposed by many others have left closeted humanists trapped with their hostile families. Those are the findings of this year’s Freedom of Thought Report, published today… Read more »
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Labour has failed to win back the formerly safe seat of Blaenau Gwent, as it again fell to independents. Dai Davies, the agent of the constituency’s former MP, Peter Law, whose death prompted the by-election, comfortably secured more votes than Labour’s Owen Smith. In a separate by-election in Bromley and Chislehurst Labour finished fourth, but… Read more »
Rupert Murdoch has revealed that he could back the Conservatives at the next general election. The media mogul, who owns The Sun and The Times, told The Australian newspaper that he can see himself backing David Cameron. Mr Murdoch has backed Tony Blair since switching his allegiance to Labour ahead of the 1997 general election…. Read more »