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title: "Moral Maze | Discriminatory admissions in state-funded schools"
date: "2026-03-30T13:04:57+01:00"
modified: "2026-03-30T13:05:49+01:00"
url: "https://andrewcopson.com/2026/03/moral-maze-discriminatory-admissions-in-state-funded-schools/"
post_id: 3365
categories: ["Radio"]
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# Moral Maze | Discriminatory admissions in state-funded schools

I was recently a guest on the BBC’s *Moral Maze* to discuss if state-funded faith schools should be allowed to select by faith with its presenter Mona Siddiqui. My answer was unsurprisingly ‘no’!

> [@bbcradio4](https://www.tiktok.com/@bbcradio4?refer=embed "@bbcradio4")Should state-funded schools be allowed to select by faith? Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK, tells Moral Maze panellist Mona Siddiqui that state-funded faith schools “discriminate” against non-religious families. Moral Maze – Listen now on BBC Sounds
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>  [? original sound – BBC Radio 4](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7622612812761778966?refer=embed "? original sound - BBC Radio 4")