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The importance of home
Our home’s celebrate who we are and provide a sense of self and of security, they define who we are.

John Hubbard
May 31, 20236 min read


The Renting Crisis: A personal point of view from a Citizens Advice volunteer
Cathy writes about two case studies which help to illustrate some of the issues around housing in the UK.

Cathy Silman
May 31, 20237 min read


Homelessness in Bournemouth and the 'common good shaped church'
Revd Dr Ian Terry reflects on his work with homelessness and the common good building in Bournemouth.
Revd Dr Ian Terry
May 31, 20236 min read


Skyscrapers and slums: India’s urban housing crisis
The inequality India means there is a shocking disparity between rich and poor in cities such as Mumbai.

Mohit Palagiri
May 31, 20238 min read


A digital nomad’s life
The pandemic has led to a surge in the number of Digital Nomads - professionals who work remotely from anywhere in the world.

Anthony Lewis
May 31, 20238 min read


The land and housing crisis in the UK and how to fix it
Some solutions to the uk housing crises based on the book Home Truths by the broadcaster and economist Liam Halligan.
Paul Entwistle
May 31, 202312 min read


'Humanist religion' created by ChatGPT!
From Dr Graham Marshall Graham is a retired physicist and a member of Dorset Humanists Someone said on BBC Radio 4's Thought For The Day...
Graham Marshall
May 31, 20233 min read


National Conservatism – is it compatible with humanism?
It is possible to be a 'liberal ethical humanist conservative' - a tradition of thought going back to Edmund Burke, David Hume Adam Smith

David Warden
May 31, 20238 min read


Making a home in a refugee camp
Africa's refugee crisis

Lynda Tilley
May 31, 20238 min read


The Coronation isn’t for us. It’s for the Church.
By Megan Manson Megan is head of campaigns at the National Secular Society in London. She previously worked for the Japanese government...

Megan Manson
Apr 30, 20235 min read


Tradition and heritage matter - a lot
Our heritage and traditions belong to all of us and are not sacrosanct but evolve continually through adaptation and appropriation.

Anthony Lewis
Apr 30, 20236 min read


Africa and the Commonwealth: A case of double standards
By Lynda Tilley Lynda is a humanist based in South Africa. She is a founding member of United African Humanists and a Board Advisor for...

Lynda Tilley
Apr 30, 20236 min read


What is Democratic Confederalism?
By Mohit Palagiri Mohit dedicates this article to a friend at the University of Leeds who is working for a Democratic and Free Iran and...

Mohit Palagiri
Apr 30, 20237 min read


Humanists in Profile - E. O. Wilson
By John Coss, Vice Chair of Stockport Humanists Continuing our series of profiles of humanists who are not as widely known as they should...

John Coss
Apr 30, 20236 min read


British monarchs: the good, the bad and the incompetent
The British monarchy is still very popular and many people are looking forward to the forthcoming coronation of Charles III. In this article

Maggie Hall
Apr 30, 20237 min read


Am I a republican or a royalist?
In this article, Aaron, a badge-wearing humanist, wrestles with the dilemma of whether to marry republicanism to his humanist ideals, or...

Aaron the Humanist
Apr 30, 20235 min read


Time to disestablish the Church of England
By Guy Otten Guy is a vice-chair of Greater Manchester Humanists, a Humanist Chaplain with the Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust, a...

Guy Otten
Apr 30, 20239 min read


A humanist defence of monarchy and an established church
By David Warden David is Chairman of Dorset Humanists I'm going to upset everyone by attempting the impossible: a humanist defence of the...

David Warden
Apr 30, 20235 min read


Switzerland rapidly becoming more secular, but religion still gets privileges
By Andreas Kyriacou Andreas is President of the Freethinkers Association of Switzerland Humanistically Speaking founding editor David...

Andreas Kyriacou
Apr 30, 20236 min read


Uruguay: an amazingly secular state
By Camilla Landbø Camilla took her first journalistic steps as a freelancer for Swiss daily newspapers Burgdorfer Tagblatt and Berner...
Camilla Landbo
Apr 30, 20236 min read
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