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Humanism. Stoicism. 🏳️‍🌈. He/they. Developer advocate at altis-dxp.com & humanmade.com. Owner at zed1.com. Co-founder of WordPress. Mastodon: @mikelittle@mikelittle.com #BWithTheT

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Jenny Wong @jwo.ng · 15/09/2026
Happy Tuesday! I'm looking for my next EM in the EMEA region. Job Advert: apply.workable.com/humanmade/j/... humanmade.com/careers/ is also a handy site if you are interested.
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Engineering Manager - EMEA - Human Made, makers of Altis DXP
Discipline: Engineering Line Management Responsibility: YesSalary: £55k to £65k per annum, dependent on location and experience.This is a remote position and is open to applications based in the ...
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NC3Rs @nc3rs.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
To celebrate British Science Week, NC3Rs staff took part in eight @imascientist.org.uk online chats last week, meeting around 150 school students. It is always great to see how curious young people are about the ways that scientists are replacing, reducing and refining the use of animals!
NC3Rs staff members typing at their laptops during a ‘I’m a scientist’ school chat session.
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 19/03/2026
Removing hereditary peers is a welcome step for our democracy. But truly modernising the House of Lords should also mean ending the automatic voting rights of the 26 Church of England bishops – a privilege dating back to the 14th century. humanists.uk/action/get-b...
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Get Bishops out of the Lords
Bishops’ automatic seats in the House of Lords are undemocratic and a threat to a tolerant and diverse UK – get them out now! The UK is alone among democratic sovereign states in having clerics vote o...
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 19/03/2026
Brilliant news. The Lords backed amendments to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales, end police investigations, to pardon women who had previously been prosecuted, and fought off anti-abortion amendments designed to limit choice and access. 🧵 humanists.uk/2026/03/19/l...
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Lords vote to uphold decriminalisation of abortion and secure historic pardons for women
Last night, the House of Lords voted to back abortion reform passed by MPs last year which will take abortion out of the English and Welsh criminal law for women in relation to their own pregnancies, ...
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 17/03/2026
We’ve launched a brand new animation explaining what #secularism is and why it matters in an increasingly diverse society. Our short film, What is secularism?, is now available to watch on the @humanismedu.bsky.social website. 🧵 understandinghumanism.org.uk/secularism/
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What is secularism?
Made for schools and families, the animation introduces secularism in clear terms as a practical way of organising society that people with different worldviews can share.
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 27/11/2025
For more on Christian Nationalism and how wealthy US backers are funding efforts to roll back hard-won rights here in the UK, watch Katherine Stewart’s talk from our Convention: 'Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy Western Democracy.' www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-UH...
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Money, lies, and God | Katherine Stewart | Humanists UK Convention 2025
YouTube video by Humanists UK
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 27/11/2025
The US State Department classified state-funded abortion services, including NHS services, as 'human rights violations'. Make no mistake, this will embolden the UK's anti-choice Christian Nationalist movement, hell-bent on reversing women's rights. humanists.uk/2025/11/27/n...
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New US policy designates NHS abortions as human rights breaches
The US State Department has classified state-funded abortion services, including those provided by the NHS, as human rights violations that it will report on in its annual Country Reports on Human Rig...
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Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The amazing and erudite @katherinestewart.bsky.social on the very timely issue of Christian Nationalism and the far right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-UH...
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Money, lies, and God | Katherine Stewart | Humanists UK Convention 2025
YouTube video by Humanists UK
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zeldman @zeldman.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
“No pitch deck. No roadmap. Just one polite blog post from a frustrated blogger and one thoughtful comment from a stranger an ocean away.” So began the software that now powers 43% of the web. Great post by @iterativewonders.bsky.social. iterativewonders.com/2025/11/21/i...
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It Was Just a Blog Fix… Until It Was WordPress – Iterative Wonders
Ah, the early 2000s internet – a glorious land of dial-up tones, flashing banner ads, and the wild dream of having your own personal blog. Content management ba
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 17/09/2025
Cllr Fitzgerald’s comments are a reminder of why our work is so essential. Attempts to narrow children’s horizons must be resisted. Education should never be a tool of indoctrination – it must be about preparing young people to think freely and understand others. humanists.uk/2025/09/17/r...
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Calls for Christian-only RE highlight rising tide of Christian nationalism
Humanists UK has condemned remarks by Reform UK councillor David Fitzgerald, who told Northumberland County Council that children should only be taught Christianity in Religious Education (RE) because...
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Manchester WordPress User Group @mwug.uk · 17/09/2025
Good Morning folks! This Friday we'll be returning to The Foundation Coffee House on Whitworth Street in Manchester for our regular co-working sessions. Numbers are a wee bit low (expected with the evening meetup last week), but it'd be great to see some faces there 👍 lnkd.in/e9hH5Ctj
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 16/09/2025
Did you know that the majority of British adults are non-religious? Here's how it breaks down (British Social Attitudes Survey).
British Social Attitudes Survey Find 53% of Britons have no religious. Breakdown 53% No religion. 12% Anglican. 7% Catholic. 18% Other Christian. 9% All other. Source: British Social Attitudes Survey 37. National centre for social research 1983-2021
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 16/09/2025
Well done, Netherlands! www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/10/n...
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Dutch parliament votes to criminalise gay conversion therapy
The Netherland's parliament has voted to criminalise so-called 'conversion therapy' in a victory for the Dutch LGBTQ+ community.
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Manchester WordPress User Group @mwug.uk · 03/09/2025
Just under a week to go until the next Manchester WordPress User Group to take place. We're about half way through "selling out" (it's free). Let's get to two thirds. If you're in #Manchester #Stockport and use #WordPress in any capacity, we'd love to see you! 🐝 www.meetup.com/manchesterwo...
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Evening Meetup Kick off! - September 2025, Tue, Sep 9, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
We’re excited to announce that after the success of the monthly co-working session, the evening meet-ups are back! 🎉🎉🎉 The first one being the 9th September. The MWUG m
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Mike Little @mikelittle.com · 31/08/2025
The perfect introduction to humanism. #Thatshumanism from Humanists UK features Stephen Fry narrating four animations and brand new classroom posters on values, ethics, and meaning. Explore here: humanists.uk/thatshumanism/
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That's humanism
Humanists make sense of the world through logic, reason, and evidence, and always seek to treat those around us with warmth, understanding, and respect.
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Manchester WordPress User Group @mwug.uk · 15/08/2025
The 3D Printed logo made it's illuminating debut at today's meetup. Missed it? We have the following events in September. Hope to see you there! Evening Meetup: www.meetup.com/manchesterwo... September Co-working: www.meetup.com/manchesterwo... #wordpress
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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Letter of the day (in the Times)
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Understanding Humanism @humanismedu.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
A huge thank you to all the teachers out there for all your hard work this year supporting and inspiring young people. Have a wonderful summer break! We'll still be here in September for all your resource needs for teaching about the non-religious. understandinghumanism.org.uk
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I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here @imascientist.org.uk · 21/07/2025
A school 30 minutes away from a major research HEI is 2 TIMES LESS likely to receive a scientist visit than a school 15 minutes away 🏫🚗 That’s where I’m a… projects come in! They’re online, no travel involved, so students in any part of the country have the opportunity to connect with scientists.
The image shows a graph showing how the percentage of schools visited by university scientists is lower the longer the drive is from the nearest university. Starting at 69% when it's up to a 15 minute drive, which goes down to 43% for a 15-30 minute drive, and coming down to 15% when it's over 60 minutes. 
Under the graph it says: "Nearly 70% of schools within 15 minutes of a university had visits from university scientists." And "Schools more than 30 minutes away were visited less than half as often". At the bottom of the picture it says "Initial date suggests likelihood of a visit decreases by around 1% per minute's drive".
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 21/07/2025
Humanists are non-religious people who shape their own lives in the here and now because we believe it's the only life we have. A lot of people share humanist values without even knowing the term. Maybe you're a humanist! Find out by taking our quiz! humanists.uk/humanism/how...
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How humanist are you?
Take our quiz and find out. Many people are humanists without even knowing it. If you are non-religious and look to science, reason, empathy, and compassion in order to live an ethical and meaningful ...
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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
🚨 New blog: Human Rights Hijacked – The Politicisation of the EHRC Labour is pushing through the appointment of a contested EHRC Chair — ignoring Parliament, civil society, and international standards. Here’s why it matters. 🧵 medium.com/@mimmymum/hu...
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Human Rights Hijacked: The Politicisation of the EHRC
Labour’s push for contested ECHR Chair reveals how UK institutions are being bent to serve politics, profit, and ideologies, not people.
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Manchester WordPress User Group @mwug.uk · 18/07/2025
We’re excited to announce that after the success of the monthly co-working session, the evening meet-ups are back! 🎉🎉🎉 The first one being the 9th September. Sign up below! www.meetup.com/manchesterwo...
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Evening Meetup Kick off! - September 2025, Tue, Sep 9, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
We’re excited to announce that after the success of the monthly co-working session, the evening meet-ups are back! 🎉🎉🎉 The first one being the 9th September. The MWUG m
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Manchester WordPress User Group @mwug.uk · 18/07/2025
If you would like to keep abreast of what other events are going to happen under the MWUG umbrella, please do give us a follow. #WordPress #Manchester #MWUG
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Humanist Ceremonies @humanistceremonies.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Naming ceremonies are deeply meaningful occasions that offer a heartfelt opportunity for family and friends to come together in celebration and support, welcoming a new child into your family and into the wider community.
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 20/06/2025
BREAKING: MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The #AssistedDyingBill will now proceed to the House of Lords. A landmark victory for compassion, dignity, and choice.
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Mike Little @mikelittle.com · 18/06/2025
Petition: Do not stop transgender people from receiving care in mainstream hospital wards petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... The weasel wording of this "guidance" allows hospitals to effectively refuse to treat transgender patients. Please sign this petition. The deadline is 9 July 2025
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Petition: Do not stop transgender people from receiving care in mainstream hospital wards
The previous government proposed changes to the NHS constitution which would mean transgender hospital patients in England may not be treated in female- and male-only wards. We believe that this segre...
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FAIR Package Manager @fair.pm · 06/06/2025
We're delighted to launch the FAIR Package Manager with the Linux Foundation - read our announcement and come collaborate with us! #FAIRPM www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-...
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Linux Foundation Announces the FAIR Package Manager Project for Open Source Content Management System Stability
Linux Foundation announces FAIR Package Manager project, creating simplicity, security and consistency for the WordPress ecosystem
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Mike Little @mikelittle.com · 10/06/2025
I installed the Fair Package Manager (@fairpm) on my personal site last night. I'm excited to say it worked flawlessly. A couple of plugins were updated from Fastly's servers, & a paid plugin updated from its servers as normal. I'm excited to see what else comes from this interesting development.
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FAIR Package Manager Project
FAIR Package Manager Project has 8 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
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Ipstenu (Mika E.) 🏳️‍🌈 🇨🇦 🖖 @ipstenu.org · 09/06/2025
Thoughts on #WordPress Plugins, #FAIRPM, and risk. halfelf.org/2025/we-shou...
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We Should Free All WordPress Plugins and Themes - Half-Elf on Tech
What if we democratized everything in WordPress, and not just publishing? What if we freed all themes and plugins? How far could we fly?
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Mike Little @mikelittle.com · 09/06/2025
Hello to all my new followers. I'm a little curious: Over the last 10 days I have acquired around 1100 followers. Most in just a couple of days. Where did y'all find me?
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David Bisset @davidbisset.com · 27/05/2025
Today is the 22nd anniversary of the first version of #WordPress (0.7) 🎉 I’ve been using and developing for almost 20 of those years. No regrets. Thanks to all who contributed (especially those that supported WordCamp Miami). Thanks @mikelittle.com @ma.tt
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Junior Einsteins Science Club® @junioreinsteins.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Your Child’s Most Exciting Summer Yet! ✨ Imagine your child’s eyes lighting up with excitement, their giggles of pure joy, and that burst of confidence as they create explosions, launch rockets, and make magical slime! #junioreinsteins #scienceclub #summercamps #summerfun #kidscamps #funforkids
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Adriana Guatame-García @adriguatame.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
A friend included this anti-acknowledgement section on her PhD thesis. She also added the proposition: “Systematic bullying and undermining of girls and women in STEM starts early on and is the reason why they do not stay in science and related fields.” Absurd we still need to go through this 🧪👩‍🔬
There have been people less than helpful in my journey here. I wanted to acknowledge those too, bc I know I am not unique in this experience.
No thank you to the physics study assoc that made me sing songs about how women couldn't study physics without sleeping with the professor, the day I stepped into university life. No thank you to the 5th year physics student that decided to assign me a stripper name within the first minute of meeting me in the physics coffee corner in my first year. No thank you to the technician that was responsible for onboarding me on the use of the cluster in my third year who raised his eyebrows and asked me if that meant I was some sort of computer girl. No thank you to the senior researcher that sent me utterly inappropriate texts after a conference, then proceeded to apologise months later by telling me they had not been meant for me anyway so no hard feelings remain hopefully And no thank you to him for attending every conference I've been to since. No thank you to the people who told me that it was surprising that I was doing a PhD since I was a girl. No thank you to the man who mistook me for a coffee lady at a conference, and after having to correct him two times that I did not work there, responded with you should consider it. No thank you to the researcher that asked me what I was wearing underneath my outfit during a conference. No thank you to the physicist who declared to a room full of other physicists that biologists don't know how to design an experiment. No thank you to the people who have called me scary instead of strong and intimidating instead of intelligent.
And finally, no thank you to the exec board of the TU Delft, whose knee-jerk reaction to being held up a mirror about the social safety at the university, was to sue the party holding up the mirror instead of looking at the problems they highlighted.
... You have made me feel like I do not belong in science & I cannot forgive you for that.
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Mike Little @mikelittle.com · 06/03/2025
Leaving a high-control religious group can be incredibly difficult and even dangerous. Humanists UK's powerful new animation lets those who leave know they're not alone, and that help is out there! Support #FaithtoFaithless and watch today. humanists.uk/faithtofaith...
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Introducing Faith to Faithless | Helping people leaving high-control religious groups
Leaving a high-control religious group can be one of the most challenging and painful experiences anyone can face. Humanists UK's new animation brings these deeply personal stories to life.
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Mike Little @mikelittle.com · 07/02/2025
On 22 January, GB News presenter Josh Howie repeated a homophobic slur linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia. This is offensive, wrong and unlawful. Join me and @GoodLawProject to file a complaint to Ofcom :point_down: action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...
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Ofcom, stop GB News broadcasting hate
*CW: Homophobia, hate speech GB News is no stranger to spouting hatred and toxic lies. They take pride in it, and pretend the rules don’t matter. But they do. And they must be enforced. On 22 January,...
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Suw @suw.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Overlays that disappear when you click off them are a fucking menace. They're absolutely NOT accessible to people with fine motor skills because it's just far too easy to click off the form and then it just vanishes. Can we PLEASE stop using overlays for things that should be a new page.
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 07/01/2025
When it comes to learning about religions and humanism, children deserve a broad and balanced approach. That means a high-quality Religion and Worldviews classes in every school. We train teachers to deliver high-quality lessons on humanism. Teacher? Interested? Sign up to our training 💪
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Understanding Humanism teacher training
We deliver teacher training about humanism to help with subject knowledge and practical ideas for the classroom. We can offer training as part of initial teacher training (ITT) and for continued profe...
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 03/01/2025
'Many say they are looking for meaning, implying it’s something external, waiting to be found – under a rock, behind a tree, or in a monastery. I reject this notion. Instead, I believe we have the power to create meaning in our lives... 🧵
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Scott Santens @scottsantens.com · 02/01/2025
If unconditional basic income existed, this man would still be alive. It's not up to the government to decide who deserves enough money to live and who doesn't. It's a matter of human rights. Conditions on survival income are unacceptable.
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 02/01/2025
For as long as thee have been human beings, we have looked around for explanations of the world... Many have based their answers on gods and supernatural thinking, bu other ancient thinkers looked to what they could see and experience to make sense of the world. They thought about ways to live well with other people, and about how to be happy, based on human needs and values. They focused on what could be done while they were alive on earth, rather than imagining another life after they died. Today we call this non-religious approach 'humanist'.
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I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here @imascientist.org.uk · 20/12/2024
#IASAdventCalendar Day 20 🎅🏼 Can you prove Santa is real scientifically? As Christmas approaches, we come to share the Christmas spirit from the I’m a… Chats! Find out more about I'm a Scientist: buff.ly/2Q6gZQd
A student asked if scientists could prove that Santa is real scientifically, to which Tommy replied yes though it’s complicated, and Martin said Santa must be a quantum object or he wouldn’t be able to do his job in the few hours available to him.
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Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Interview with co-creator of WordPress & @humanists.uk patron @mikelittle.com on an open-source world. Featured in #WhatIBelieve 📚 humanists.uk/whatibelieve/
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I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here @imascientist.org.uk · 12/12/2024
#IASAdventCalendar Day 12 🎅🏼 Working as a team and asking for help when needed is key for good work, like Alana and Tom insisted on in this I’m an Engineer Chat. What would you do if you didn’t know the answer to a question? Find out more about I’m an Engineer: buff.ly/2UqX2Fc
A student asked what would the engineers in the chat do if they couldn’t solve a question, to which Alana and Tom answered that they’d ask someone who knows, because it’s all about working as a team.
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 06/12/2024
The year is 2024 and yet the UK still has 26 appointed Anglican bishops and archbishops pontificating in Parliament and voting on secular laws that affect the whole of society. Add your name: Get the bishops out of the House of Lords. humanists.uk/action/get-b...
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Get Bishops out of the Lords
Bishops’ automatic seats in the House of Lords are undemocratic and a threat to a tolerant and diverse UK – get them out now! The UK is alone among democratic sovereign states in having clerics vote o...
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Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
BREAKING: historic first step to meeting the aspirations of the public, who overwhelmingly support choice at the end of life. After decades of activism and detailed policy work, Humanists UK looks forward to working further on the legislation. news.sky.com/story/assist...
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Assisted dying bill backed by MPs after emotional Commons debate
Sir Keir Starmer was among the MPs to back assisted dying, which was a free vote - meaning people could side with their conscience and not along party lines.
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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
COP continues to fail us– and our planet . There were 1,700 fossil fuel execs present at #COP29 – larger than any other delegation at the conference . That’s why we’re angry– and it’s why I’m petitioning the Government to ban fossil fuel advertising and sponsorships . Sign at lovera.ge/ban-ffa
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Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Anti-blasphemy laws by the back door. The Advertising Standards Authority should review & overturn its decision. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11...
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Free speech row after regulator bans advert for mocking Virgin Mary
Poster promoting Fern Brady’s stand-up tour ruled as ‘offensive’ to Christians by Advertising Standards Authority
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Eddie Marsan @realeddiemarsan.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
If you don’t believe in gay marriage because of your religious beliefs, then don’t marry someone from the same sex, if you don’t believe in assisted dying to relieve end of life suffering, then don’t have it. People don’t have to suffer unnecessarily because of your beliefs
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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
“One of the UK’s most high-profile campaigners against assisted dying is being investigated over funding to a parliamentary group that received £55,000 from lobbyists linked to the Christian right.”
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 20/11/2024
We’ve added a few more of our patrons, humanist accounts, and journalists whose reporting we rate to our Starter Pack. (If you’ve already followed it, follow again for the new additions.) Also, we know we’re still missing loads of accounts. Let us know if we’ve missed anyone! go.bsky.app/PTC4j2d
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