Kathy Riddick
@kathriddick.bsky.social
Wales Humanists coordinator and school governor
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The Welsh Government announced that the pilot programme for the Children Missing Education (CME) database will commence next month. This is a milestone in our campaign to protect children trapped in illegal faith schools, which currently abuse loopholes in the law.
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Wales to pilot Children Missing Education register
The Welsh Government has announced that the pilot programme for the Children Missing Education (CME) database will commence next month. Wales Humanists has welcomed the Welsh Government’s proactive ap...
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March 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The Welsh Government announced that the pilot programme for the Children Missing Education (CME) database will commence next month. This is a milestone in our campaign to protect children trapped in illegal faith schools, which currently abuse loopholes in the law.
humanists.uk/2025/03/20/w...
humanists.uk/2025/03/20/w...
The services delivered by #faithtofaithless provide a lifeline to people who have had to leave everything they know. Giving support and community when it is needed most.
Leaving a high-control religious group can be one of the most painful experiences anyone can face. That's where our service #FaithtoFaithless comes in. We help people leaving high-control religious groups. Our beautiful animation – launching today – brings these deeply personal stories to life. 🧵
March 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The services delivered by #faithtofaithless provide a lifeline to people who have had to leave everything they know. Giving support and community when it is needed most.
Arguments about perceived slippery slopes and sanctity of life should not stand in the way of compassion. Ministers can create a law with safeguards which will both protect the vulnerable and support the suffering - anything less is cruel.
November 27, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Arguments about perceived slippery slopes and sanctity of life should not stand in the way of compassion. Ministers can create a law with safeguards which will both protect the vulnerable and support the suffering - anything less is cruel.
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Anti-blasphemy laws by the back door. The Advertising Standards Authority should review & overturn its decision. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/11...
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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November 26, 2024 at 1:46 PM
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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Ian Hislop wrote in Private Eye about meeting Justin Welby the day after he resigned and it’s a devastating, important read
www.thepoke.com/2024/11/21/ian-hislop-wrote-in-private-eye-about-meeting-justin-welby-the-day-after-he-resigned-and-its-a-devastating-important-read/
www.thepoke.com/2024/11/21/ian-hislop-wrote-in-private-eye-about-meeting-justin-welby-the-day-after-he-resigned-and-its-a-devastating-important-read/
November 21, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Ian Hislop wrote in Private Eye about meeting Justin Welby the day after he resigned and it’s a devastating, important read
www.thepoke.com/2024/11/21/ian-hislop-wrote-in-private-eye-about-meeting-justin-welby-the-day-after-he-resigned-and-its-a-devastating-important-read/
www.thepoke.com/2024/11/21/ian-hislop-wrote-in-private-eye-about-meeting-justin-welby-the-day-after-he-resigned-and-its-a-devastating-important-read/
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"Evidence-based policy does work, but you have to own it, explain it and stay the course." - sensible advice to governments of all stripes from @willhaycardiff.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wales’s 20mph speed limit saves lives and money. So why has it become a culture-war battlefield? | Will Hayward
In a world of online outrage, evidence is no longer enough – for a policy to work, politicians must explain it and stick by it, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward
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November 18, 2024 at 6:09 PM
"Evidence-based policy does work, but you have to own it, explain it and stay the course." - sensible advice to governments of all stripes from @willhaycardiff.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Would you like a crash course in understanding Wales?
Of course you do.
I think it is time for my first ever Bluesky thread!
These are series of maps to help you better understand the country of Cymru!
[Thread]
Of course you do.
I think it is time for my first ever Bluesky thread!
These are series of maps to help you better understand the country of Cymru!
[Thread]
November 14, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Would you like a crash course in understanding Wales?
Of course you do.
I think it is time for my first ever Bluesky thread!
These are series of maps to help you better understand the country of Cymru!
[Thread]
Of course you do.
I think it is time for my first ever Bluesky thread!
These are series of maps to help you better understand the country of Cymru!
[Thread]
My views on why we need the assisted dying bill and why the public really do know what they are asking for - discussed on BBC Radio Wales All Things Considered www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
All Things Considered - The Assisted Dying Bill - BBC Sounds
Roy Jenkins chairs a discussion on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 1:24 PM
My views on why we need the assisted dying bill and why the public really do know what they are asking for - discussed on BBC Radio Wales All Things Considered www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...