Posted: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 by Joan Smith
Back in 1999, a group of MPs criticised the author Germaine Greer. They were astonished by her claim in a book that criminalising female genital mutilation (FGM) amounted to "an attack on cultural identity". The MPs described Greer's view as "simplistic and... Read More »
Posted: Thu, 09 Jul 2020
The Welsh Government has published legislation to replace religious education (RE) with a more pluralistic 'religion, values and ethics' (RVE)...
Posted: Wed, 08 Jul 2020
The National Secular Society has welcomed a ruling that a Christian fostering service acted unlawfully by refusing to let gay people be carers....
Posted: Fri, 03 Jul 2020
The NSS and Edinburgh Secular Society have warned the Scottish government that its hate crime bill threatens free speech on religion.
Posted: Fri, 03 Jul 2020
The NSS has urged the Welsh government to reject objections from Catholic leaders to plans to reform RE.
Posted: Fri, 03 Jul 2020
The UK's legal approach to male genital cutting "must be changed" to protect children, a legal expert has argued in an acclaimed article....
A new High Court challenge to get humanist marriages legally recognised in England and Wales gives us an opportunity to consider how to reform our marriage laws for greater simplicity, equality and freedom,...
Posted: Tue, 07 Jul 2020
Religious schools that censor textbooks, teach creationism and limit pupils' chances aren't respecting the right to a quality education. The government shouldn't let them repeatedly fail inspections, says...
Posted: Sun, 28 Jun 2020
As the government considers ways to end 'gay conversion therapy' it should give Ofsted the power to stop faith schools fostering anti-LGBT attitudes in the first place, says Megan Manson.
Posted: Thu, 25 Jun 2020
Humza Yousaf has claimed a bill he's proposing isn't a threat to free speech because it sets a high threshold for criminality. But his careless words suggest he isn't taking concerns seriously, says Chris...
Posted: Tue, 16 Jun 2020