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MPs have voted 379 to 137 to back an amendment to take abortion out of English and Welsh criminal law for women in relation to their own pregnancies. Humanists UK has long been alarmed about the growing number of women facing police investigations for this. Today it has expressed delight at MPs standing up for… Read more »
Humanists UK’s Chief Executive Andrew Copson has been awarded an OBE for ‘services to the non-religious’ in the UK national honours announced today. This is the first time an award has been made for services to the non-religious, who now represent a majority of the UK’s population. Andrew Copson has worked for Humanists UK since… Read more »
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Town hall budgets will be capped ruthlessly if local authorities attempt to drive up revenue through council tax rises, the government has warned. Local government minister John Healy made the threat in the Commons as he announced the three-year funding settlement, which will see local authorities receiving increases of four per cent, 4.4 per cent… Read more »
David Cameron has said local residents should be able to reject large council tax rises. As part of a bid to “democratise” local government funding, the Conservative leader said residents should be able to overrule “excessive” rises through a referendum. Under the Conservative proposals, Westminster would set a maximum annual percentage rise for councils in… Read more »
