Humanist & Secularist Liberal Democrats, towards a fair, free and open society for all, regardless of religion
Joined October 2013
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'Conversion therapy' is nothing but LGBT-hatred disguised as religious compassion. The time for it to be banned throughout the UK is well overdue. RT this #IDAHOBIT2021 to raise awareness.
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The question on religion in the #Census2021 is misleading, and here's why... 👇
View the stats & evidence here: bit.ly/38ayqKa
"You Can't Say That! Criticising Religious Beliefs in a Hostile Environment" - the video hs.lib.dm/Criticising-Religi…
Hello Twitter!
The new exec of HSLD has acceded and now has control over the horizontal, the vertical, and this twitter account.
Hopefully we will have some actual content for you soon :)
It’s time to tackle loopholes in equality law which privilege religion
secularism.org.uk/opinion/20…
As a Liberal Democrat in government Lynne Featherstone played a vital role in the enabling legislation, as well as pushing further on civil liberties and marriage equality.
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In this bonus podcast episode Stephen Evans, CEO of the NSS, makes the case for replacing religious oaths and affirmations should be replaced by a universal secular declaration of the solemn duty to tell the truth.
secularism.org.uk/podcast/20…
Premiering at 17.00 today, our interview with @LibDems leadership contender @EdwardJDavey youtube.com/watch?v=MF5mWcgq…
Premiering at 17.00 today, our interview with @LibDems leadership contender @LaylaMoran youtube.com/watch?v=kNuAbZm-…
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On too many occasions, stop and search seems to mean 'being black is enough to be suspected of being a criminal'. - Acting Leader @EdwardJDavey
It is clear - we must move further and faster to redress institutional racism in the criminal justice system. #BlackLivesMatter #PMQs
Liberal Democrat policies to end religious selection/discrimination in school admissions and ensure better local accountability would help address some cases like these.
Find out more and add your support: facebook.com/HSLibDems/posts…
- The daughter who can't go to the school where her mum works
- The Muslim family rejected for not being Catholics
- The non-religious family forced into a faith school
Typical examples of the discrimination & unfairness caused by faith schools.
nomorefaithschools.org/news/…
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.@EdwardJDavey has questioned the Govt for opting out of Covid-19 daily calls with EU health ministers. He said: "This cannot be sensible for the protection or health of British people. I am urging Johnson to do the sensible thing and put Brexit on hold.” independent.co.uk/voices/cor…
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Emergency powers are necessary but must be short-lived, with oversight, transparency & review
As regulations under Civil Contingencies Act last 30 days before review, why is HMG saying 2 years now?
The rule of law & human rights must be protected too
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-5…
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Government must move fast in crackdown on illegal schools, says Humanists UK humanism.org.uk/2020/02/14/g…
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🌎We will always be a pro-European, internationalist party.
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