Posted: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 by Michael Hall
Michael Hall reflects on the importance of Lord Avebury's bill to abolish chancel repair liability and places it in the context of privilege and inequality.
I am delighted that Lord Eric Avebury has moved the first reading in the House of Lords of the Chancel... Read More »
Posted: Fri, 30 Oct 2020
The NSS has warned that making a safeguarding code for out-of-school educational settings voluntary will leave children's rights at risk....
Posted: Thu, 29 Oct 2020
The NSS has urged the Scottish government to protect free expression after ministers hinted at possible concessions in a hate crime bill....
Posted: Wed, 21 Oct 2020
Religious groups have gained greater control over many schools as a result of opportunities created by academisation, the NSS has found.
Posted: Fri, 16 Oct 2020
The NSS has criticised a revision of England's school admissions code for not tackling inequities stemming from faith-based admissions.
Posted: Fri, 16 Oct 2020
The NSS has said children's rights should take priority over religious interests in a new curriculum for Wales in evidence to the Senedd....
Amid widespread interest in the pope's views on same-sex civil unions, Megan Manson says states shouldn't allow themselves to be used to further the Catholic Church's agendas.
Posted: Wed, 28 Oct 2020
The furore over John Sentamu not being handed a life peerage reveals an ugly culture of entitlement that has not served church or state well, argues Richard Scorer.
Posted: Tue, 20 Oct 2020
The beheading of Samuel Paty, a teacher in France targeted for showing Charlie Hebdo cartoons to his students, was an appalling attack on critical enquiry.
Posted: Tue, 20 Oct 2020
Following a call for a greater role for religion in public services, Stephen Evans argues that any expansion of faith-based provision mustn't see equality and fair treatment relegated to secondary or dispensable...
Posted: Thu, 08 Oct 2020