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…
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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…
Thought For The Day: It’s The Loss Of Privilege That Gets Them Hot Under The Dog Collar
It is difficult to argue that the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Leeds, and the Reverend Giles Fraser are…
Humphrys right to label ‘Thought for the Day’ ‘inappropriate’
John Humphrys is absolutely right to label Radio 4’s Thought for the Day, dedicated five days a week to religious…
Demand for humanist pastoral care in Wales is on the up
When I became chief executive of Humanists UK back in 2010 I commissioned two former civil servants to scope out…
The death of secularism
Secularism is under threat. From Turkey to the US, India to Russia, parts of Europe and the Middle East, secularism…
Education About Religions Is Broken, But It Can Be Fixed
Education about religions in English schools is broken, and it is too important a subject not to fix. That is…
Book Tour 2018
I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be doing a series of talks across the UK to celebrate the release of…