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…
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Simon Singh at the Tory Conference
Introduced Simon Singh last night as he addressed the meeting in Manchester organised by the BHA to celebrate the first…
No prayer breakfast at Labour Conference
Chaired the second ‘no prayer’ breakfast organised this morning, organised by the BHA and Labour Humanists. Last year’s breakfast was…
Protesting against the state visit for the Pope
Read my article in The Guardian-Why We Protest the Pope. When the king of Saudi Arabia came on a state…
Rare victory for rational regulation
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) ruled against a Christian billboard today that insinuated that magic ‘blessed oils’ would cure your…
Richard Dawkins at the Lib Dem Conference
It was great to see Richard again yesterday and introduce him at the event sponsored by the BHA and organised…
Action on Noah’s Ark Farm Zoo
It really is shocking that such a place can exist today. Read my reaction below- ‘We believe Noah’s Ark Farm Zoo misleads…
Sex education is a right
Pupils want it, there’s good evidence that it reduces rates of unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, and it teaches…