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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 24d

Cllr Fitzgerald’s comments are a reminder of why our work is so essential. Attempts to narrow children’s horizons must be resisted. Education should never be a tool of indoctrination – it must be about preparing young people to think freely and understand others. humanists.uk/2025/09/17/r...

Calls for Christian-only RE highlight rising tide of Christian nationalism

Humanists UK has condemned remarks by Reform UK councillor David Fitzgerald, who told Northumberland County Council that children should only be taught Christianity in Religious Education (RE) because...

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Manchester WordPress User Group @mwug.uk · 24d

Good Morning folks!

This Friday we'll be returning to The Foundation Coffee House on Whitworth Street in Manchester for our regular co-working sessions.

Numbers are a wee bit low (expected with the evening meetup last week), but it'd be great to see some faces there 👍

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This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 25d

Did you know that the majority of British adults are non-religious? Here's how it breaks down (British Social Attitudes Survey).

British Social Attitudes Survey Find 53% of Britons have no religious. Breakdown 53% No religion. 12% Anglican. 7% Catholic. 18% Other Christian. 9% All other. Source: British Social Attitudes Survey 37. National centre for social research 1983-2021

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 25d

Well done, Netherlands! www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/10/n...

Dutch parliament votes to criminalise gay conversion therapy

The Netherland's parliament has voted to criminalise so-called 'conversion therapy' in a victory for the Dutch LGBTQ+ community.

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Manchester WordPress User Group @mwug.uk · Sep 3

Just under a week to go until the next Manchester WordPress User Group to take place.

We're about half way through "selling out" (it's free). Let's get to two thirds. If you're in #Manchester #Stockport and use #WordPress in any capacity, we'd love to see you! 🐝

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Evening Meetup Kick off! - September 2025, Tue, Sep 9, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

We’re excited to announce that after the success of the monthly co-working session, the evening meet-ups are back! 🎉🎉🎉 The first one being the 9th September. The MWUG m

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Mike Little @mikelittle.com · Aug 31

The perfect introduction to humanism. #Thatshumanism from Humanists UK features Stephen Fry narrating four animations and brand new classroom posters on values, ethics, and meaning. Explore here: humanists.uk/thatshumanism/

That's humanism

Humanists make sense of the world through logic, reason, and evidence, and always seek to treat those around us with warmth, understanding, and respect.

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Manchester WordPress User Group @mwug.uk · Aug 15

The 3D Printed logo made it's illuminating debut at today's meetup. Missed it? We have the following events in September. Hope to see you there!

Evening Meetup: www.meetup.com/manchesterwo...

September Co-working: www.meetup.com/manchesterwo...

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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · Aug 11

Letter of the day (in the Times)

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Understanding Humanism @humanismedu.bsky.social · Jul 21

A huge thank you to all the teachers out there for all your hard work this year supporting and inspiring young people. Have a wonderful summer break! We'll still be here in September for all your resource needs for teaching about the non-religious. understandinghumanism.org.uk

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I'm a Scientist, Get me out of here @imascientist.org.uk · Jul 21

A school 30 minutes away from a major research HEI is 2 TIMES LESS likely to receive a scientist visit than a school 15 minutes away 🏫🚗

That’s where I’m a… projects come in! They’re online, no travel involved, so students in any part of the country have the opportunity to connect with scientists.

The image shows a graph showing how the percentage of schools visited by university scientists is lower the longer the drive is from the nearest university. Starting at 69% when it's up to a 15 minute drive, which goes down to 43% for a 15-30 minute drive, and coming down to 15% when it's over 60 minutes.
Under the graph it says: "Nearly 70% of schools within 15 minutes of a university had visits from university scientists." And "Schools more than 30 minutes away were visited less than half as often". At the bottom of the picture it says "Initial date suggests likelihood of a visit decreases by around 1% per minute's drive".

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · Jul 21

Humanists are non-religious people who shape their own lives in the here and now because we believe it's the only life we have. A lot of people share humanist values without even knowing the term. Maybe you're a humanist! Find out by taking our quiz!

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How humanist are you?

Take our quiz and find out. Many people are humanists without even knowing it. If you are non-religious and look to science, reason, empathy, and compassion in order to live an ethical and meaningful ...

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Helen 🏳️‍⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · Jul 19

🚨 New blog: Human Rights Hijacked – The Politicisation of the EHRC

Labour is pushing through the appointment of a contested EHRC Chair — ignoring Parliament, civil society, and international standards. Here’s why it matters.

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Human Rights Hijacked: The Politicisation of the EHRC

Labour’s push for contested ECHR Chair reveals how UK institutions are being bent to serve politics, profit, and ideologies, not people.

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Manchester WordPress User Group @mwug.uk · Jul 18

We’re excited to announce that after the success of the monthly co-working session, the evening meet-ups are back! 🎉🎉🎉

The first one being the 9th September.

Sign up below!

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Evening Meetup Kick off! - September 2025, Tue, Sep 9, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

We’re excited to announce that after the success of the monthly co-working session, the evening meet-ups are back! 🎉🎉🎉 The first one being the 9th September. The MWUG m

www.meetup.com

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Manchester WordPress User Group @mwug.uk · Jul 18

If you would like to keep abreast of what other events are going to happen under the MWUG umbrella, please do give us a follow.

#WordPress #Manchester #MWUG

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Humanist Ceremonies @humanistceremonies.bsky.social · Jul 18

Naming ceremonies are deeply meaningful occasions that offer a heartfelt opportunity for family and friends to come together in celebration and support, welcoming a new child into your family and into the wider community.

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · Jun 20

BREAKING: MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The #AssistedDyingBill will now proceed to the House of Lords. A landmark victory for compassion, dignity, and choice.

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Mike Little @mikelittle.com · Jun 18

Petition: Do not stop transgender people from receiving care in mainstream hospital wards petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
The weasel wording of this "guidance" allows hospitals to effectively refuse to treat transgender patients. Please sign this petition. The deadline is 9 July 2025

Petition: Do not stop transgender people from receiving care in mainstream hospital wards

The previous government proposed changes to the NHS constitution which would mean transgender hospital patients in England may not be treated in female- and male-only wards. We believe that this segre...

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FAIR Package Manager @fair.pm · Jun 6

We're delighted to launch the FAIR Package Manager with the Linux Foundation - read our announcement and come collaborate with us! #FAIRPM

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Linux Foundation Announces the FAIR Package Manager Project for Open Source Content Management System Stability

Linux Foundation announces FAIR Package Manager project, creating simplicity, security and consistency for the WordPress ecosystem

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Mike Little @mikelittle.com · Jun 10

I installed the Fair Package Manager (@fairpm) on my personal site last night. I'm excited to say it worked flawlessly. A couple of plugins were updated from Fastly's servers, & a paid plugin updated from its servers as normal. I'm excited to see what else comes from this interesting development.

FAIR Package Manager Project

FAIR Package Manager Project has 8 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.

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Ipstenu (Mika E.) @ipstenu.org · Jun 9

Thoughts on #WordPress Plugins, #FAIRPM, and risk.

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We Should Free All WordPress Plugins and Themes - Half-Elf on Tech

What if we democratized everything in WordPress, and not just publishing? What if we freed all themes and plugins? How far could we fly?

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Mike Little @mikelittle.com · Jun 9

Thanks for the answers everyone. I was curious as I don't check here that often and was knocked out at the number of new followers!
Peace. ❤️

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Mike Little @mikelittle.com · Jun 9

Hello to all my new followers.
I'm a little curious: Over the last 10 days I have acquired around 1100 followers. Most in just a couple of days. Where did y'all find me?

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Mike Little @mikelittle.com · Jun 9

Congrats on 1 year. Here's to the second! 🥂

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David Bisset @davidbisset.com · May 27

Today is the 22nd anniversary of the first version of #WordPress (0.7) 🎉

I’ve been using and developing for almost 20 of those years. No regrets. Thanks to all who contributed (especially those that supported WordCamp Miami).

Thanks @mikelittle.com @ma.tt

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Mike Little @mikelittle.com · Mar 27

Oh wow! Tell her thanks. ❤️
I feel there are many more significant people than me featured in the book. But I'm honoured to be amongst them.

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