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TAKE ACTION: Sign petition to tell the Lords not to block Assisted Dying Bill
Sophie Blake, a 52-year-old mother with stage four breast cancer, has launched a petition calling on ‘the Government to do everything in its power to ensure that when bills are supported by MPs & the ...
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Very important!
If you support the #AssistedDyingBill and are frustrated with the Lords running down the clock, thereby subverting the democratic will of the elected chamber...
The most important thing you can do right now is sign this parliamentary petition. Sign! 👇 humanists.uk/2026/02/06/p...
If you support the #AssistedDyingBill and are frustrated with the Lords running down the clock, thereby subverting the democratic will of the elected chamber...
The most important thing you can do right now is sign this parliamentary petition. Sign! 👇 humanists.uk/2026/02/06/p...
Hey, skeeters! What are some of your favourite podcasts?
Bonus points if they're humanist-themed or humanism-adjacent 👀
Bonus points if they're humanist-themed or humanism-adjacent 👀
February 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Hey, skeeters! What are some of your favourite podcasts?
Bonus points if they're humanist-themed or humanism-adjacent 👀
Bonus points if they're humanist-themed or humanism-adjacent 👀
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Pleasure to join Lori Beaman & @uottawa.ca team to discuss the future of education & non-religion. As global demand for inclusive & pluralistic education grows, there are vital lessons to be learned about what constitutes meaningful practice. Great to share UK picture & key @humanists.uk campaigns!
Ep. 7: Religion and Nonreligion in the Classroom: Educating for a Diverse World
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February 9, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Pleasure to join Lori Beaman & @uottawa.ca team to discuss the future of education & non-religion. As global demand for inclusive & pluralistic education grows, there are vital lessons to be learned about what constitutes meaningful practice. Great to share UK picture & key @humanists.uk campaigns!
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Here's our CEO Fraser Sutherland explaining why we've sounded the alarm in @heraldscotland.bsky.social over the weekend on the Scottish government's fundamentally flawed religious observance bill. It really is only a matter of time before this ends up in court
www.humanism.scot/2026/02/09/w...
www.humanism.scot/2026/02/09/w...
February 9, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Here's our CEO Fraser Sutherland explaining why we've sounded the alarm in @heraldscotland.bsky.social over the weekend on the Scottish government's fundamentally flawed religious observance bill. It really is only a matter of time before this ends up in court
www.humanism.scot/2026/02/09/w...
www.humanism.scot/2026/02/09/w...
Huge applause for @humanistsociety.bsky.social 👏
They're leading the campaign to remove compulsory religious observance from Scottish schools.
Reverence to a deity is, by definition, an expression of belief, not an inclusive educational activity.
humanists.uk/2026/02/09/m...
They're leading the campaign to remove compulsory religious observance from Scottish schools.
Reverence to a deity is, by definition, an expression of belief, not an inclusive educational activity.
humanists.uk/2026/02/09/m...
Major warning to Scotland about Supreme Court ruling on school worship
Humanist Society Scotland (HSS) has warned that Scottish schools risk ‘sleepwalking into legal cases’ if the Scottish Government fails to introduce an independent right for pupils to opt out of religi...
humanists.uk
February 9, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Huge applause for @humanistsociety.bsky.social 👏
They're leading the campaign to remove compulsory religious observance from Scottish schools.
Reverence to a deity is, by definition, an expression of belief, not an inclusive educational activity.
humanists.uk/2026/02/09/m...
They're leading the campaign to remove compulsory religious observance from Scottish schools.
Reverence to a deity is, by definition, an expression of belief, not an inclusive educational activity.
humanists.uk/2026/02/09/m...
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Public & parliamentary frustration at the filibuster of the Assisted Dying Bill by a small group of peers is growing. Urging everyone who cares about this issue, and about the integrity of our democracy, to sign this petition. humanists.uk/2026/02/06/p...
TAKE ACTION: Sign petition to tell the Lords not to block Assisted Dying Bill
Sophie Blake, a 52-year-old mother with stage four breast cancer, has launched a petition calling on ‘the Government to do everything in its power to ensure that when bills are supported by MPs & the ...
humanists.uk
February 9, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Public & parliamentary frustration at the filibuster of the Assisted Dying Bill by a small group of peers is growing. Urging everyone who cares about this issue, and about the integrity of our democracy, to sign this petition. humanists.uk/2026/02/06/p...
Great news. MPs should also pay attention to our campaigns:
● Remove the 26 bishops
Religious office should not grant automatic voting rights in a parliamentary democracy.
● Scrap parliamentary prayers
Attending prayers should not to provide speaking advantages🧵
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
● Remove the 26 bishops
Religious office should not grant automatic voting rights in a parliamentary democracy.
● Scrap parliamentary prayers
Attending prayers should not to provide speaking advantages🧵
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
February 9, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Great news. MPs should also pay attention to our campaigns:
● Remove the 26 bishops
Religious office should not grant automatic voting rights in a parliamentary democracy.
● Scrap parliamentary prayers
Attending prayers should not to provide speaking advantages🧵
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
● Remove the 26 bishops
Religious office should not grant automatic voting rights in a parliamentary democracy.
● Scrap parliamentary prayers
Attending prayers should not to provide speaking advantages🧵
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
STOP PEERS BLOCKING THE #ASSISTEDDYINGBILL
The behaviour of peers has been utterly appalling. It shows contempt for democratic process, public will, as well as indifference to the pleas of terminally ill people.
Support freedom of choice.
Sign the petition! 👇
humanists.uk/2026/02/06/p...
The behaviour of peers has been utterly appalling. It shows contempt for democratic process, public will, as well as indifference to the pleas of terminally ill people.
Support freedom of choice.
Sign the petition! 👇
humanists.uk/2026/02/06/p...
February 9, 2026 at 12:07 PM
STOP PEERS BLOCKING THE #ASSISTEDDYINGBILL
The behaviour of peers has been utterly appalling. It shows contempt for democratic process, public will, as well as indifference to the pleas of terminally ill people.
Support freedom of choice.
Sign the petition! 👇
humanists.uk/2026/02/06/p...
The behaviour of peers has been utterly appalling. It shows contempt for democratic process, public will, as well as indifference to the pleas of terminally ill people.
Support freedom of choice.
Sign the petition! 👇
humanists.uk/2026/02/06/p...
One can’t help but wonder what Thomas Paine – American Founding Father who fought for liberty, democracy, and the separation of church and state – would make of today’s US, with authoritarianism on the rise and Christian Nationalism increasingly assertive. He was born #OnThisDay in 1737.
February 9, 2026 at 11:27 AM
One can’t help but wonder what Thomas Paine – American Founding Father who fought for liberty, democracy, and the separation of church and state – would make of today’s US, with authoritarianism on the rise and Christian Nationalism increasingly assertive. He was born #OnThisDay in 1737.
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Very important!
If you support the #AssistedDyingBill and are frustrated with the Lords running down the clock, thereby subverting the democratic will of the elected chamber...
The most important thing you can do right now is sign this parliamentary petition. Sign! 👇 humanists.uk/2026/02/06/p...
If you support the #AssistedDyingBill and are frustrated with the Lords running down the clock, thereby subverting the democratic will of the elected chamber...
The most important thing you can do right now is sign this parliamentary petition. Sign! 👇 humanists.uk/2026/02/06/p...
TAKE ACTION: Sign petition to tell the Lords not to block Assisted Dying Bill
Sophie Blake, a 52-year-old mother with stage four breast cancer, has launched a petition calling on ‘the Government to do everything in its power to ensure that when bills are supported by MPs & the ...
humanists.uk
February 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Very important!
If you support the #AssistedDyingBill and are frustrated with the Lords running down the clock, thereby subverting the democratic will of the elected chamber...
The most important thing you can do right now is sign this parliamentary petition. Sign! 👇 humanists.uk/2026/02/06/p...
If you support the #AssistedDyingBill and are frustrated with the Lords running down the clock, thereby subverting the democratic will of the elected chamber...
The most important thing you can do right now is sign this parliamentary petition. Sign! 👇 humanists.uk/2026/02/06/p...
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How can our Labour government claim to be "making every effort to eliminate discrimination" while allowing state schools to discriminate against children on the basis of their religion (or lack of it )?
Both the Greens and the Lib Dems have made manifesto commitments to stop this discrimination. 👏🏼👏🏼
Both the Greens and the Lib Dems have made manifesto commitments to stop this discrimination. 👏🏼👏🏼
February 4, 2026 at 1:33 PM
How can our Labour government claim to be "making every effort to eliminate discrimination" while allowing state schools to discriminate against children on the basis of their religion (or lack of it )?
Both the Greens and the Lib Dems have made manifesto commitments to stop this discrimination. 👏🏼👏🏼
Both the Greens and the Lib Dems have made manifesto commitments to stop this discrimination. 👏🏼👏🏼
Very important!
If you support the #AssistedDyingBill and are frustrated with the Lords running down the clock, thereby subverting the democratic will of the elected chamber...
The most important thing you can do right now is sign this parliamentary petition. Sign! 👇 humanists.uk/2026/02/06/p...
If you support the #AssistedDyingBill and are frustrated with the Lords running down the clock, thereby subverting the democratic will of the elected chamber...
The most important thing you can do right now is sign this parliamentary petition. Sign! 👇 humanists.uk/2026/02/06/p...
TAKE ACTION: Sign petition to tell the Lords not to block Assisted Dying Bill
Sophie Blake, a 52-year-old mother with stage four breast cancer, has launched a petition calling on ‘the Government to do everything in its power to ensure that when bills are supported by MPs & the ...
humanists.uk
February 6, 2026 at 3:46 PM
Very important!
If you support the #AssistedDyingBill and are frustrated with the Lords running down the clock, thereby subverting the democratic will of the elected chamber...
The most important thing you can do right now is sign this parliamentary petition. Sign! 👇 humanists.uk/2026/02/06/p...
If you support the #AssistedDyingBill and are frustrated with the Lords running down the clock, thereby subverting the democratic will of the elected chamber...
The most important thing you can do right now is sign this parliamentary petition. Sign! 👇 humanists.uk/2026/02/06/p...
In answer the Lords filibustering the #AssistedDyingBill, the Parliament Act is a long-standing constitutional safeguard designed to prevent the unelected House of Lords from indefinitely blocking legislation supported by the elected House of Commons.
www.politico.eu/article/mps-...
www.politico.eu/article/mps-...
MPs should override Lords on assisted dying, says former top UK judge
David Neuberger says the unelected House of Lords should be circumvented to pass the controversial bill if it runs out of time.
www.politico.eu
February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
In answer the Lords filibustering the #AssistedDyingBill, the Parliament Act is a long-standing constitutional safeguard designed to prevent the unelected House of Lords from indefinitely blocking legislation supported by the elected House of Commons.
www.politico.eu/article/mps-...
www.politico.eu/article/mps-...
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An intimidating predecessor!
Zona Vallance, a founding figure of Humanists UK, was born #OnThisDay 1860. Zona was our inaugural secretary – a role equivalent to today’s Chief Executive, held by @andrewcopson.bsky.social – and a suffragette, writer, and powerful public lecturer. 🧵
heritage.humanists.uk/zona-vallance/
heritage.humanists.uk/zona-vallance/
Humanist Heritage: Zona Vallance (1860-1904)
Conscious morality cannot exist in any being except so far as it can look behind, before, and around; and can […]
heritage.humanists.uk
February 6, 2026 at 11:09 AM
An intimidating predecessor!
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12 Feb is #DarwinDay! Explore the story of our human origins. For a humanist perspective, check out our free classroom resources or invite in a humanist school visitor! understandinghumanism.org.uk/area/human-b...
February 5, 2026 at 4:57 PM
12 Feb is #DarwinDay! Explore the story of our human origins. For a humanist perspective, check out our free classroom resources or invite in a humanist school visitor! understandinghumanism.org.uk/area/human-b...
Zona Vallance, a founding figure of Humanists UK, was born #OnThisDay 1860. Zona was our inaugural secretary – a role equivalent to today’s Chief Executive, held by @andrewcopson.bsky.social – and a suffragette, writer, and powerful public lecturer. 🧵
heritage.humanists.uk/zona-vallance/
heritage.humanists.uk/zona-vallance/
Humanist Heritage: Zona Vallance (1860-1904)
Conscious morality cannot exist in any being except so far as it can look behind, before, and around; and can […]
heritage.humanists.uk
February 6, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Zona Vallance, a founding figure of Humanists UK, was born #OnThisDay 1860. Zona was our inaugural secretary – a role equivalent to today’s Chief Executive, held by @andrewcopson.bsky.social – and a suffragette, writer, and powerful public lecturer. 🧵
heritage.humanists.uk/zona-vallance/
heritage.humanists.uk/zona-vallance/
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If you're not familiar with this amazing (but disturbingly neglected) radical freethinker, the writer who sparked the currently endangered American revolution, this is a good chance to find out more...
Join #HumanistHeritage Manager Madeleine Goodall in conversation with @polypartist.bsky.social next week on Thomas Paine’s 289th birthday to explore the life and legacy of the United States' most radical Founding Father. Book your place now! humanists.uk/events/in-co...
In conversation with Paul ‘Polyp’ Fitzgerald | The radical life of Thomas Paine
humanists.uk
February 5, 2026 at 3:58 PM
If you're not familiar with this amazing (but disturbingly neglected) radical freethinker, the writer who sparked the currently endangered American revolution, this is a good chance to find out more...
Humanists are people who shape their own lives in the here and now, because they believe it's the only life they have. Humanists make sense of the world through logic, reason, and evidence. Find out if you're a humanist today, take our little quiz. humanists.uk/humanism/how...
February 5, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Humanists are people who shape their own lives in the here and now, because they believe it's the only life they have. Humanists make sense of the world through logic, reason, and evidence. Find out if you're a humanist today, take our little quiz. humanists.uk/humanism/how...
A lovely little exploration of humanist values by our Vice President @profaliceroberts.bsky.social.
February 5, 2026 at 12:27 PM
A lovely little exploration of humanist values by our Vice President @profaliceroberts.bsky.social.
One can’t help but wonder what Thomas Paine – American Founding Father who fought for liberty, democracy, and the separation of church and state – would make of today’s US, with authoritarianism on the rise and Christian Nationalism increasingly assertive.
heritage.humanists.uk/thomas-paine...
heritage.humanists.uk/thomas-paine...
Humanist Heritage: Thomas Paine (1737-1809)
I believe in the equality of man; and I believe that religious duties consist in doing justice, loving mercy and […]
heritage.humanists.uk
February 5, 2026 at 11:59 AM
One can’t help but wonder what Thomas Paine – American Founding Father who fought for liberty, democracy, and the separation of church and state – would make of today’s US, with authoritarianism on the rise and Christian Nationalism increasingly assertive.
heritage.humanists.uk/thomas-paine...
heritage.humanists.uk/thomas-paine...
The UK Govt said it's 'committed' to keeping collective worship in state-funded schools.
It's offering new 'objective, pluralistic, and critical' guidance.
But that's the problem, isn't it? Worshiping a deity is inherently not objective, pluralistic, or critical.
humanists.uk/2026/02/05/c...
It's offering new 'objective, pluralistic, and critical' guidance.
But that's the problem, isn't it? Worshiping a deity is inherently not objective, pluralistic, or critical.
humanists.uk/2026/02/05/c...
UK Government ‘committed’ to collective worship in schools
The UK Government has announced plans to replace Circular 1/94, its thirty-two-year-old guidance on collective worship in England, and publish updated advice on its collective worship requirements lat...
humanists.uk
February 5, 2026 at 11:42 AM
The UK Govt said it's 'committed' to keeping collective worship in state-funded schools.
It's offering new 'objective, pluralistic, and critical' guidance.
But that's the problem, isn't it? Worshiping a deity is inherently not objective, pluralistic, or critical.
humanists.uk/2026/02/05/c...
It's offering new 'objective, pluralistic, and critical' guidance.
But that's the problem, isn't it? Worshiping a deity is inherently not objective, pluralistic, or critical.
humanists.uk/2026/02/05/c...
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Faith school shut children out of their local schools because they’re the 'wrong' religion – and the Government doesn’t even collect the data to know how often this happens. As Baroness Burt told the Lords: transparency is a basic first step toward fair admissions. humanists.uk/2026/02/04/m...
‘Missing data’ on faith school admissions undermines parental choice
Children are missing out on local school places because they are of the ‘wrong’ or no religion, and the Government does not even collect the data needed to understand the scale of the problem, members...
humanists.uk
February 4, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Faith school shut children out of their local schools because they’re the 'wrong' religion – and the Government doesn’t even collect the data to know how often this happens. As Baroness Burt told the Lords: transparency is a basic first step toward fair admissions. humanists.uk/2026/02/04/m...
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For most of human history, evolution shaped us. Now, we shape it. This 12 Feb, join us for the #DarwinDayLecture, as @matthewcobb.bsky.social explores how genetic engineering has transformed medicine, agriculture, and now threatens ecosystems and even humanity itself. 🧵 humanists.uk/events/darwi...
The genetic age: who shapes evolution now? | The Darwin Day Lecture 2026, with Professor Matthew Cobb and Janet Ellis MBE
humanists.uk
February 3, 2026 at 11:18 AM
For most of human history, evolution shaped us. Now, we shape it. This 12 Feb, join us for the #DarwinDayLecture, as @matthewcobb.bsky.social explores how genetic engineering has transformed medicine, agriculture, and now threatens ecosystems and even humanity itself. 🧵 humanists.uk/events/darwi...
The eminent cosmologist and humanist Carl Sagan on the meaning of life. ❤️ #Wednesdaywisdom
February 4, 2026 at 12:56 PM
The eminent cosmologist and humanist Carl Sagan on the meaning of life. ❤️ #Wednesdaywisdom
Faith school shut children out of their local schools because they’re the 'wrong' religion – and the Government doesn’t even collect the data to know how often this happens. As Baroness Burt told the Lords: transparency is a basic first step toward fair admissions. humanists.uk/2026/02/04/m...
‘Missing data’ on faith school admissions undermines parental choice
Children are missing out on local school places because they are of the ‘wrong’ or no religion, and the Government does not even collect the data needed to understand the scale of the problem, members...
humanists.uk
February 4, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Faith school shut children out of their local schools because they’re the 'wrong' religion – and the Government doesn’t even collect the data to know how often this happens. As Baroness Burt told the Lords: transparency is a basic first step toward fair admissions. humanists.uk/2026/02/04/m...