Andrew Copson
@andrewcopson.bsky.social
Humanist. Midlander. Liberal. Xennial. Quondam Classicist. Chief Executive @humanists.uk | Ambassador @humanists.bsky.social
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The digital world is a playground for the tinfoil hat brigade. But now they are turning on the internet itself, reports @peterwardjourno.bsky.social
The digital world is a playground for the tinfoil hat brigade. But now they are turning on the internet itself, reports @peterwardjourno.bsky.social
Joe Biden is a robot (and other cyber myths)
The digital world is a playground for the tinfoil hat brigade. But now they are turning on the internet itself
newhumanist.org.uk
January 6, 2026 at 6:09 PM
✨ New online:
The digital world is a playground for the tinfoil hat brigade. But now they are turning on the internet itself, reports @peterwardjourno.bsky.social
The digital world is a playground for the tinfoil hat brigade. But now they are turning on the internet itself, reports @peterwardjourno.bsky.social
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We all choose how to live the one life we have and how to meet the things that happen to us. This woman has turned tragedy into progress and positive change. She is an inspiration to us all, as is the model of restorative justice. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Why I now hug my son's killer on stage'
Joan Scourfield joins forces with Jacob Dunne to highlight the benefits of restorative justice.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 2:31 PM
We all choose how to live the one life we have and how to meet the things that happen to us. This woman has turned tragedy into progress and positive change. She is an inspiration to us all, as is the model of restorative justice. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We all choose how to live the one life we have and how to meet the things that happen to us. This woman has turned tragedy into progress and positive change. She is an inspiration to us all, as is the model of restorative justice. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Why I now hug my son's killer on stage'
Joan Scourfield joins forces with Jacob Dunne to highlight the benefits of restorative justice.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 2:31 PM
We all choose how to live the one life we have and how to meet the things that happen to us. This woman has turned tragedy into progress and positive change. She is an inspiration to us all, as is the model of restorative justice. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I'll never forget that day. Christian nationalism on display.
@profsamperry.bsky.social & I were asked to submit written testimony to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol.
Read & download it for free from @socarxiv.bsky.social.
osf.io/preprints/so...
@profsamperry.bsky.social & I were asked to submit written testimony to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol.
Read & download it for free from @socarxiv.bsky.social.
osf.io/preprints/so...
January 6, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I'll never forget that day. Christian nationalism on display.
@profsamperry.bsky.social & I were asked to submit written testimony to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol.
Read & download it for free from @socarxiv.bsky.social.
osf.io/preprints/so...
@profsamperry.bsky.social & I were asked to submit written testimony to the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the US Capitol.
Read & download it for free from @socarxiv.bsky.social.
osf.io/preprints/so...
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NEW
But what about international law?
What happens to an international legal order when a superpower goes rogue
Substack:
emptycity.substack.com/p/but-what-a...
Personal Blog:
davidallengreen.com/2026/01/but-...
But what about international law?
What happens to an international legal order when a superpower goes rogue
Substack:
emptycity.substack.com/p/but-what-a...
Personal Blog:
davidallengreen.com/2026/01/but-...
But what about international law?
What happens to an international legal order when a superpower goes rogue?
emptycity.substack.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:03 AM
NEW
But what about international law?
What happens to an international legal order when a superpower goes rogue
Substack:
emptycity.substack.com/p/but-what-a...
Personal Blog:
davidallengreen.com/2026/01/but-...
But what about international law?
What happens to an international legal order when a superpower goes rogue
Substack:
emptycity.substack.com/p/but-what-a...
Personal Blog:
davidallengreen.com/2026/01/but-...
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Little tip for anyone who finds the subscription price a bit steep. A Revolut Metal account comes with an FT sub - £140 a year (£11.66 a month) - bargain!
January 6, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Little tip for anyone who finds the subscription price a bit steep. A Revolut Metal account comes with an FT sub - £140 a year (£11.66 a month) - bargain!
I don’t know why you think I’m procrastinating in the face of my writing deadline. It is actually extremely important that I take photos of bird footprints in the snow. They are pretty.
January 6, 2026 at 11:29 AM
I don’t know why you think I’m procrastinating in the face of my writing deadline. It is actually extremely important that I take photos of bird footprints in the snow. They are pretty.
Excellent opinion pages in the @financialtimes.com again today. If you don’t already give this paper at least an occasional read, you should! It’s a peaceful rational haven in these days.
January 6, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Excellent opinion pages in the @financialtimes.com again today. If you don’t already give this paper at least an occasional read, you should! It’s a peaceful rational haven in these days.
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We American humanists emphatically and categorically reject the Trump administration’s move to kidnap and arrest the leader of a foreign nation and install itself in control. Read Fish's full statement at americanhumanist.org/featured/american-humanists-no-more-regime-change-wars/
January 5, 2026 at 9:34 PM
We American humanists emphatically and categorically reject the Trump administration’s move to kidnap and arrest the leader of a foreign nation and install itself in control. Read Fish's full statement at americanhumanist.org/featured/american-humanists-no-more-regime-change-wars/
Trial by ordeal coming soon to a Market Square near you!
January 5, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Trial by ordeal coming soon to a Market Square near you!
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I have tidied everything in sight, colour coded the bathroom towels, and am weighing up alphabetising the contents of the kitchen cupboards. Yes - I have a writing deadline.
January 5, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I have tidied everything in sight, colour coded the bathroom towels, and am weighing up alphabetising the contents of the kitchen cupboards. Yes - I have a writing deadline.
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🚨 BE IN THE AUDIENCE for Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics S12! Ticket application is NOW OPEN for our February 4th recording. Good luck, everyone!
www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtour...
www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtour...
Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics | Shows and tours
Join Natalie Haynes for an evening of comedy and the classics.'Rockstar mythologist' Natalie Haynes is the best-selling author of Divine Might, Stone Blind, and A Thousand Ships as well as a reformed ...
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January 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
🚨 BE IN THE AUDIENCE for Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics S12! Ticket application is NOW OPEN for our February 4th recording. Good luck, everyone!
www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtour...
www.bbc.co.uk/showsandtour...
Lovely interview with my friend Diane Munday, @humanists.uk member for over 70 years, still campaigning at 94. When I interviewed her in 2023, she cited womens’ rights, trans rights, assisted dying as current frontiers of freedom she was most concerned to advance www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘Women have to fight for what they want’: UK campaigner’s 60-year unfinished battle for abortion rights
Diane Munday helped secure legal terminations in 1967 and, aged 94, is still calling for wider reproductive rights
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:55 AM
Lovely interview with my friend Diane Munday, @humanists.uk member for over 70 years, still campaigning at 94. When I interviewed her in 2023, she cited womens’ rights, trans rights, assisted dying as current frontiers of freedom she was most concerned to advance www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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After decades of repression, Venezuelans deserve a prompt transition to a rights-respecting democracy, led by Venezuelans, where their freedoms and right to participate in free and fair elections are respected.
Read HRW’s statement on US strikes on Venezuela:
Read HRW’s statement on US strikes on Venezuela:
US Strikes Venezuela, Says it Will ‘Run’ Country
On the night of January 2, the US military conducted strikes on Venezuela, and took into custody the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, and his wife, Cilia Flores.
www.hrw.org
January 4, 2026 at 12:34 AM
After decades of repression, Venezuelans deserve a prompt transition to a rights-respecting democracy, led by Venezuelans, where their freedoms and right to participate in free and fair elections are respected.
Read HRW’s statement on US strikes on Venezuela:
Read HRW’s statement on US strikes on Venezuela:
Thank goodness they didn’t decide to build the monument to unanswered prayer or they never would have be able to afford it and it would have been visible from space news.sky.com/story/mother...
Mother's answered prayers form part of new £40m Christian monument
The white concrete structure will reach the height of 12 double-decker buses, and it is believed it will be seen by 800,000 people every day.
news.sky.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Thank goodness they didn’t decide to build the monument to unanswered prayer or they never would have be able to afford it and it would have been visible from space news.sky.com/story/mother...
A clear night and a beautiful view of Orion’s Belt as a result!
January 2, 2026 at 10:18 PM
A clear night and a beautiful view of Orion’s Belt as a result!
The turning of the year offers a moment of stillness that belongs to everyone. Whether through feasting and festivity, or simply finding a quiet respite from the noise of the world, we should cherish this time for the renewal and human kinship it brings. Happy New Year! ✨♥️🥂
December 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The turning of the year offers a moment of stillness that belongs to everyone. Whether through feasting and festivity, or simply finding a quiet respite from the noise of the world, we should cherish this time for the renewal and human kinship it brings. Happy New Year! ✨♥️🥂
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Ninety Humanists and the Ethical Transition of Britain by Callum Brown: a brilliant piece of social and intellectual history which re-writes the 1960s in particular and means you'll never look at the twentieth century in the same way again. Can't recommend highly enough. Genuinely transformative.
December 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Ninety Humanists and the Ethical Transition of Britain by Callum Brown: a brilliant piece of social and intellectual history which re-writes the 1960s in particular and means you'll never look at the twentieth century in the same way again. Can't recommend highly enough. Genuinely transformative.
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In Feb, ACT shared a case study exploring how to teach a knowledge-rich Citizenship curriculum without boring your students, drawing on classroom practice from Ryan Mason, Curriculum Leader at Addey and Stanhope School. Get inspired for 2026: https://ow.ly/CJWr50XJUub #ACTBestOf2025
December 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
In Feb, ACT shared a case study exploring how to teach a knowledge-rich Citizenship curriculum without boring your students, drawing on classroom practice from Ryan Mason, Curriculum Leader at Addey and Stanhope School. Get inspired for 2026: https://ow.ly/CJWr50XJUub #ACTBestOf2025
As the reading year comes to an end, here are the best seven books I read this year (out of 96 - a personal low!😩): three fiction, three non-fiction and a poem...
December 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
As the reading year comes to an end, here are the best seven books I read this year (out of 96 - a personal low!😩): three fiction, three non-fiction and a poem...
There's nothing more human than the impulse to huddle together against the cold, light up the dark, and share food with loved ones. Today is a celebration of our enduring need for warmth & conviviality. However you're spending the day, I hope it is filled with light & wonderful company. Joyous Yule!
December 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
There's nothing more human than the impulse to huddle together against the cold, light up the dark, and share food with loved ones. Today is a celebration of our enduring need for warmth & conviviality. However you're spending the day, I hope it is filled with light & wonderful company. Joyous Yule!
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Until 31 December, get four issues of New Humanist – plus full digital access and archives back to 1885 – for just £21. A perfect gift for the humanists in your life.
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December 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Until 31 December, get four issues of New Humanist – plus full digital access and archives back to 1885 – for just £21. A perfect gift for the humanists in your life.
newhumanist.org.uk/subscribe
newhumanist.org.uk/subscribe
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