Notable contribution
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 »
During topical questions to the cabinet minister Steve Barclay, Labour’s Chris Bryant called for a “cull of ministers”. Bryant described the government as “bloated”, with “more government ministers than France, Germany and Italy out together”. He asked, “if we are going to have a cull of civil servants, isn’t it time that at least a… Read more »
MPs are debating the legislation for levelling up on Wednesday afternoon and tensions boiled over. Shadow secretary Lisa Nandy accused Bob Seely and the prime minister of “corruption”, which was rejected by Seely, who explained that he had asked the PM to “rectify the wrong” of the Isle of Wight not receiving funding that other… Read more »
