The pattern of takedowns has been described by one campaigner as “one of the biggest waves of censorship” on Meta’s platforms.

Ince says he resigned after fallout with executives because some of his views had been considered ‘problematic’ The comedian and author Robin Ince has resigned from his role as co-host of the long-running BBC Radio 4 podcast The Infinite Monkey Cage after a fallout with BBC executives over “problematic” opinions and what he described as a lack of “obedience”. Ince, who has co-presented the popular science show alongside Prof Brian Cox for 16 years, posted on social media that his personal views, aired outside the BBC, “have been considered problematic for some time” and he “felt he had no choice but to resign”. Continue reading...

Lords’ demand for 1,150 changes include many that are ‘unnecessary’ and likely to run down clock, says Kim Leadbeater * UK politics live – latest updates Members of the House of Lords have proposed “totally unnecessary” and “very cruel” amendments to the assisted dying bill in a bid to scupper it, the MP leading the campaign has said. Kim Leadbeater said on Friday she believed that peers opposed to the bill were trying to block it by putting forward hundreds of changes, including one to film terminally ill people as they undergo an assisted death. Continue reading...

Economists disagree on the detail but it’s clear that barrier-free trade would be a big boost

How Joe Biden’s administration caved to the right in the battle for truth.

Five new members will bring a range of expertise across bioethics, medical and social science, politics, law and communications.

A member of the House of Lords has suggested that anyone applying for an assisted death needs to do a pregnancy test, including men and older people. Humanists UK and My Death, My Decision are disappo...

Reform UK has lost more than 5 per cent of the councillors it had elected six months ago, an analysis by PoliticsHome has found.

Is democracy for sale? Lessons from the US and UK – Frankopan Hall, West Court, Jesus College, Thu 30 Oct 2025 - Money plays a huge and growing role in politics. The last US Federal Election cost near...

Uruguay’s Senate has approved the ‘Dignified Death’ law, making the country the 34th jurisdiction in the world to allow assisted dying. Humanists UK is hailing this historic moment, and is calling on ...

Louise Shackleton who took her sick husband to end his life at Dignitas in Switzerland says it is "unfair to be treated like criminals" and she "doesn't regret it".

The UK Government has announced that it will finally legally recognise humanist marriages in England and Wales, but only as part of wider marriage reform on which it has announced further…

Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.