This week, Emma Park is joined by Stephen Evans and Chris Sloggett for a general election special. During the campaign the NSS is calling on parties to adopt 11 secularist pledges on subjects such as education and free speech. But which of these are on the parties’ agendas? Will any of them make it onto the statute book any time soon? And is religion stifling political debate? Join Stephen, Chris and Emma for comment and analysis.
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Transcripts: https://www.secularism.org.uk/transcripts
Notes
Election 2019: a secularist manifesto
https://www.secularism.org.uk/election-2019.html
Don’t let religious sectarianism tear our democracy apart
The definition of ‘Islamophobia’ and its criticisms
Angela Rayner on Twitter: “I’ve never put our faith schools at risk and never will.”
https://twitter.com/AngelaRayner/status/1196856260186066944
Labour’s ‘race and faith manifesto’
https://action.labour.org.uk/page/-/party-documents/Race%20&%20Faith%20Manifesto%202017.pdf
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