Stephen Fry is a lovely man
Gave an award to Stephen Fry today for the Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association (GALHA) – he really is a…
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Evolution in the new primary curriculum
Sometimes you win and it feels good! The campaign for evolution to be included in the curriculum in England for…
A birthday present for Darwin
Some great news regarding the teaching of evolution in Primary Schools, especially relevant in the year of Darwin’s 200th anniversary. Hopefully this move should…
Bishop of Bath and Wells
Until today, the only Bishop of Bath and Wells I knew was the baby-eating Bishop of Bath and Wells from…
Atheist ‘Schism’? No – healthy diversity
The question of the week on the Comment is Free ‘Belief’ section is whether there’s a ‘schism’ amongst atheists. It’s…
Celebrating ‘On Liberty’
2009 is the 150th anniversary of John Stuart Mill’s ‘On Liberty’ – it’s a work relevant to all non-religious people…
Faith Schools Debate on Newsnight
Appeared on Newsnight last evening alongside Benjamin Perl, debating the supposed ‘merits’ of Faith Schools. Perl’s suggestion that faith schools should…
Thought for the Day debate
Ariane Sherine and I spoke in a debate yesterday on whether humanists should be allowed on Radio 4’s Thought for…