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A humanist approach to the ethics of war
By Richard Norman This article is an edited and shortened transcript of Richard Norman’s address at the World Humanist Congress in Oslo...

Richard Norman
May 3125 min read


A fragile peace: understanding Northern Ireland beyond the religious divide
The Peace Bridge in Derry~Londonderry, opened in 2011, symbolises reconciliation between divided communities. Faded in the sky, a...
Gerard O'Boyle
May 3116 min read


A humanist way forward for Palestine
By The New Enlightenment Project, Lloyd Robertson (President) The New Enlightenment Project, a Canadian Humanist Initiative, has adopted...

Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson
Mar 3120 min read


Unfinished symphony: a potted history of humanism in Ireland with a sting in the tail
By Owen Morton Owen lives in Sutton, a coastal suburb in North Dublin. He's a humanist who likes jazz and the two aren’t un-related....

Owen Morton
Mar 3114 min read


Practical Progressives: policies from a humanist think tank
By Simon Bowden, Paul Entwistle, and John Kingston Simon, Paul, and John are members of Dorset Humanists' Practical Progressives group...

Simon Bowden
Apr 30, 202414 min read


Body Shop: an insider’s diagnosis of the ills of the National Health Service and how to cure it
By Dr Barry Newman Barry Newman is a retired intensive care consultant and a Humanists UK School Speaker. This article is based on a talk...

Barry Newman
Feb 29, 202422 min read


Unravelling the Israel-Palestine Puzzle: An Historical Perspective
By David Warden David is the humanist representative on the Bournemouth & Poole Holocaust Memorial Day Committee. In this article he...

David Warden
Oct 31, 202322 min read
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