Poverty
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 »
It has been reported by The Sunday Times that the Government is considering plans to remove the 50% admissions cap on new faith schools in England. This would mean that they would no longer have to offer a proportion of their places to children who do not follow their religion but would instead be able… Read more »
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Labour and the Conservatives are going toe-to-toe over the government record on poverty today, after shadow chancellor George Osborne claimed the Conservatives are better placed to address poverty. In a speech later today to the thinktank Demos, Mr Osborne will argue that the number of people in severe poverty has increased by 900,000 since Labour… Read more »
Britain’s “broken society” is one where “fairness is in danger of being forgotten”, Chris Grayling has warned. The shadow work and pensions secretary’s comments came as he unveiled plans to heal the “vast social divide” he says is blighting the country’s biggest cities. Speaking in Liverpool after a visit to an inner city housing estate… Read more »
