And another totally unnecessary baby death following a violation of his basic human right to be protected rather than ‘operated on’ by amateurs solely to satisfy parental beliefs or culture. It is way past time for this to end- in Italy, in the UK, everywhere #i2

“The internal investigation” Church Times cartoonist nails it

A really important article which highlights the main issue with the country today Power of the right wing press - true even in a digital age. Should retweet the hell out of this - it is the number one enemy #ToriesOut326 #SunakOut217 #GeneralElectionNow bylinetimes.com/2023/05/18/its…

Ask Labour peers to back the Fatal Motion in the Lords. Defend Parliamentary Democracy - Sign the Petition! chng.it/q4DGJmDZ via Change.org UK

In HoL we have been fighting against the #IllegalMigrationBill and its cruelty towards children.

List your speech of the year. I'll start Jenny Jones "What do you call a government that..."

A new paper highlights barriers to reforming guidance on non-therapeutic #circumcision. Author Antony Lempert explains why religion is one of the biggest barriers of all👇 secularism.org.uk/opinion/2024/0…

My recent ethical paper journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14… on the Roadblocks to reform of UK guidelines on medically unnecessary penile circumcision is summarised in National Secular Society blog secularism.org.uk/opinion/2024/0… Serious safeguarding concern hiding in plain sight.

A new paper published by the Clinical Ethics Journal exposes the ethical and safeguarding contradictions from UK medical bodies when it comes to religiously motivated circumcision of male infants. Read a brief summary from the author, Antony Lempert, here👇 secularism.org.uk/opinion/2024/0…

The full paper – 'Roadblocks to reforming UK guidelines on medically unnecessary penile circumcision' – is open access and well worth a read. journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.11…

SALARY FACTS: MPs vs junior Doctors 2008:  MPs – £61,820 1st year doctors – £28,274 2016: MPs – £74,962 1st year doctors – **£32,398 2023: MPs – £86,584 1st year doctors – **£32,398 And the government have the AUDACITY to call junior doctors greedy?!

Both GMC & The BMA claim to have no policy re: cutting boys’ normal genitals when religious parents call for it. Truth is, it is only by asserting this, that they actively exclude boys from child safeguarding and ethical norms that would otherwise apply.

❝Religion should not be a roadblock to child safeguarding in healthcare. Circumcision is painful, perilous and permanent. It raises serious ethical questions.❞ secularism.org.uk/opinion/2024/0… journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14… National Secular Society Antony Lempert

No child should be subjected to the forced surgical removal of any part of their genitalia for non-medical reasons. Why is this such a difficult proposition? secularism.org.uk/religious-surg…

Just spoke to @Matthew_Wright on LBC about the TV debate last night. Polling consistently shows The Green Party policies are most liked of all - people just don't hear from us enough. Amazing to see the response when a diversity of voices was actually given chance to debate!

This really really is the chance to #VoteGreen to get Green. We have common sense, well costed policies to help people and planet.

62% of Brits would support a law prohibiting the #circumcision of children for non-medical reasons. Are you one of the 62%? Join our campaign 👇 secularism.org.uk/religious-surg…

We’re quoted in Sunday The Telegraph on two Islamic charities which hosted misogynistic messages. It’s outrageous that a charity has promoted the idea that it’s ok to hit a woman who refuses sex. Dominic Penna

"It's time for legislators to take action. They must not be deterred by fears of offending religious sensibilities or baseless allegations of 'Islamophobia'." secularism.org.uk/news/2024/10/e…

My National Secular Society blog discusses the absurd anomaly of ritual child circumcision. secularism.org.uk/opinion/2025/0… Two convicted men this year is a positive small step towards protecting children from unjustifiable, unrestrained religious privilege.