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Joan Bakewell

@JDBakewell

Broadcaster, journalist, novelist. President of Birkbeck, Labour Peer. Twice BAFTA winner. co-chair APPG Humanists. KnightAytonManagement

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The UK Government proposed to allow all new and existing state-funded faith schools to base 100% of pupil admissions on religion. It also wants to create religious schools for children with special needs...

This plan is reckless. It will propel racial segregation, increase…

The UK Government proposed to allow all new and existing state-funded faith schools to base 100% of pupil admissions on religion. It also wants to create religious schools for children with special needs... This plan is reckless. It will propel racial segregation, increase…
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Fina(@finaamish) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Humanists UK What would be the point of faith school if the kids don’t believe in the faith. It would be uncomfortable for them. 😞🤔

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Paul Clark(@sandtreader) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Humanists UK @Porthynys 〓〓 Raises the question why do we have state funding for 'faith' schools at all, especially as it's a characteristic that is so trivially fakeable.

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Joan Bakewell(@JDBakewell) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Government plans to change admission rules for faith schools threatens tolerance and promotes religious discrimination: it must be opposed!!

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Oh dear! @Camden Council rubbish collection is hopeless. I’ve been trying for weeks to get a green box for compost. Nothing happens! When I (repeatedly) phone to complain… they say: “well just put it in the black bags” is this a coherent recycling policy?!….I fear not!!!

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Dominic Minghella(@DMinghella) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The Tories have changed the rules to make the London mayoral election a two horse race. (First past the post.) Which means it's a choice between a dire Tory or Sadiq, about whom they are peddling desperate lies, and cynically stirring up racial hatred. So it's an easy choice.

The Tories have changed the rules to make the London mayoral election a two horse race. (First past the post.) Which means it's a choice between a dire Tory or Sadiq, about whom they are peddling desperate lies, and cynically stirring up racial hatred. So it's an easy choice.
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Charlie Lynch(@drcharlielynch) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Andrew Copson Humanists UK Too right. The treatment of refugees by the British state will be compared in future to the humanitarian outrages of Empire. There seems to be no limit to the egregious cruelty. It is good that the humanist movement should speak up against it.

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