Lewis Young

Parents are free to choose private, faith-based schooling, but that doesn’t mean religious private schools should receive special tax treatment. We are pleased the Court has ruled against attempts to apply faith-based carve-outs to these schools. humanists.uk/2026/03/03/c...

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Reform UK have suggested introducing a new ‘patriotic curriculum’ based on Christianity to give children ‘things to take pride in again’. However, there is already plenty that children and young people can and do take pride in. 🧵

When you've been wide awake since 6.30am but your 13 month old is still fast asleep

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...

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...

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...

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.

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Petition: Act to ensure Bills backed by MPs & public can complete all stages in Parliament We want the Government to do everything in its power to ensure that when bills are supported by MPs & the public, they have the time to complete all their stages in Parliament. We believe this is impo...

A petition has been started by assisted dying campaigner Sophie Blake - who has incurable secondary breast cancer - to stop the Lords from frustrating bills approved by MPs.

Peers are currently debating the assisted dying bill at a snail’s pace.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...

Productive day off building Lego

We're at #StrictlyRE today! Come and see us in the Malvern Suite to find out more about our resources and services for teachers, and take away a free book for your collection! @natre-update.bsky.social

Had a great time at the soft play, today. Arthur did too!

And suddenly, *just like that*, we have a one year old. Where did that year go?!

NI Humanists celebrates 5,000th legally recognised humanist marriage Northern Ireland Humanists is today celebrating the milestone of 5,000 legally recognised humanist marriages since their introduction in Northern Ireland in 2018. Official figures provided by the Nort...

5000 legal humanist weddings in Northern Ireland. What a milestone and it's great to read what it has meant to the 5000th couple! It was a long legal battle for us and the fact that it has made such a difference in so many lives is moving. Now for England and Wales! humanists.uk/2026/01/13/n...

Finally won on the Premium Bonds

A very productive day in the Young-Prince household. I myself have been tiling the downstairs toilet floor.

They're fancy stick-on tiles, but that counts, right?!

Thought I'd do a few things on the house DIY list today. Started three jobs, finished half of one. Managed to fuse a screw to a drill bit. Added an extra hole to the wall. Gave up.

Harold helping himself to the turkey carcass

Unlocked a new level in parenthood: the assembling of presents on Christmas Eve. *Just* an inflatable dinosaur bouncer, this year. "Take out plug, insert pump" says the box. No pump included though, so lungs it is 🙃

Arthur came home from nursery yesterday with various Christmas crafts 🎄 Now displayed on tree and fridge

I was hoping Labour Conference and the complete lack of challenge would have killed it (and it seemed to for a while), but here we are still hearing about a non existent challenge in December

Labour’s Andrew Gwynne says he has no plans to give up seat for Andy Burnham Exclusive: MP dismisses as ‘idle speculation’ reports he could resign as part of ‘coup’ against Keir Starmer

The "will Burnham challenge Keir?" saga has to be one of 2025's most tedious bits of Westminster gossip

🎄 Our last ward and alley walk before Christmas, so we got into the festive spirit. Group selfie on Holly Street was a must 📸

That would be the 'easy' solution but given the history of Cleveland Police I don't think that would be a popular move. I do wonder if Cleveland and Durham end up coming the oversight under Policing Boards or some such body, perhaps with the Mayors sitting on it

Tees Valley Combined Authority covers two police forces - Cleveland and Durham (Darlington being the Borough in Durham PF). So yes Cleveland is wholly covered by a Mayoral Authority but there's an outlier in Darlington and won't be as easy as just giving the powers to the Tees Valley Mayor

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Faith to Faithless wins award for empowering Women’s Group A specialist Faith to Faithless group supporting women leaving high-control religions was recognised in London this week as part of the 2025 London Dangoor Awards, also known as the Faith & Belief For...

We’re honoured to announce that our Women’s Group has won a Dangoor Award for “Supporting Women!”

The award recognises our peer support work supporting women leaving controlling religions.

Huge thanks to our volunteer Zoe who hosts, and our members.
humanists.uk/2025/11/27/f...

Humanists UK warns against Operation Christmas Child’s ‘shoebox evangelism’ Humanists UK is once again urging schools and parents to exercise caution over Operation Christmas Child. The initiative encourages children to donate gifts for ‘shoeboxes’, which are then sent to und...

This is your reminder that Operation Christmas Child is a programme designed to evangelise poor children overseas. We have a template letter for concerned parents to send to schools, as well as a list of alternative schemes that do not seek to evangelise children. humanists.uk/2025/11/25/h...

A great victory for a local community, and for inclusive education!

Defaulting to close the non-faith school should never be the answer to falling roll numbers across schools of different types, especially as the non-faith school is the only one that actually caters to everybody.

We've also secured a grant through the Priorities Fund to cover replacement and new play equipment - swings, cradle swings, and a cantilever.

Been working on a nice project with Middlesbrough Council's Neighbourhood Caretakers to give Saltwells Park in my ward a bit of tlc.

The team have repainted the fencing and equipment, as well as tidying the area and cutting back the shrubbery.

It's looking much better!

Why celebrate a reformed, inclusive RE on the National Curriculum?

Last week we celebrated that Religious Education (RE) will officially be added to the National Curriculum in England – and that it’s expected to be fully inclusive of humanism. 🎉 But why is this such an important step forward? 👇 humanists.uk/2025/11/11/w...