Celebrating Human Rights Day
Human Rights Day offers the opportunity to reflect on what an enormous human achievement ‘human rights’ are and on the…
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The secular soul of the Labour Party: New Humanist article
Contrary to the “Methodism not Marxism” line, many of the Labour Party’s most significant figures, past and present, stand squarely…
For the Lords to block the Assisted Dying bill would be wrong
Tomorrow Kim Leadbeater MP’s Assisted Dying Bill will enter the House of Lords. It’s by no means guaranteed to pass,…
My farewell to Humanists International
After 15 years of leadership – including 10 years as President – I have stepped down from my role at…
Historic moment: Assisted Dying Bill passes House of Commons
We’ve done it! The House of Commons has taken a historic step towards meeting the aspirations of the public, who…
From Blasphemy Abroad to Backsliding at Home: Why Free Speech Needs Constant Defence
Freedom of expression is perhaps the most fundamental foundation of an open society, a human right without which individuality is…
No, it wasn’t godly values that defeated fascism (and it won’t be)
Last week I attended the UK’s national ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. Because the UK is…
VE Day was one moment in a never-ending struggle
Eighty years ago the streets of Britain erupted in celebration because VE Day was a moment of profound relief, collective…