Hamza case shows Government’s dangerous lack of understanding of humanists’ beliefs and rights to protection
Yesterday my colleagues and I delivered 12,500 signatures to Downing Street urging the Government to overturn their appalling decision to…
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Humanism and Secularism in Modern Society: an interview for Conatus News
I wanted to talk about humanism: the hows and whys, the theoretical and practical. To begin, what is humanism properly…
Interview for Balancing Beliefs project
I was delighted to take part as an interviewee for the Balancing Beliefs project run by Manchester and Nottingham Trent…
A tribute to Josh Kutchinsky
Yesterday was the funeral of Josh Kutchinsky, humanist campaigner and ambassador, and a chance to remember a colleague, friend, and…
Interview: ‘Secularism is under threat’
Q&A with Andrew Copson, chief executive of Humanists UK and author of Secularism: Politics, Religion, and Freedom. How would you…
Don’t mask faith school failings behind ‘religious freedom’ smokescreen
It has long been the case that any and all criticism of faith schools in England is portrayed by some…
What Christmas means to those who aren’t religious
Although believing Christians are celebrating an important religious event at this time of year, the majority of us in Britain…
Schools which gender discriminate should not be allowed to split to evade court ruling
Earlier this month the Court of Appeal ruled that Al-Hijrah School, a co-educational Muslim school in Birmingham, has been acting…