The following is is a guest post from Lib Dem councillor, John Dixon, who was recently the subject of a complaint to the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales for calling Scientology 'stupid' in a Twitter post. The views expressed below are John's personal opinion, and are not expressed in his capacity as a councillor; nor are they the official views of the Lib Dem Humanists & Secularists.
A new ICM poll commissioned by the BHA has found that 72% of the public are concerned that the Academies Bill could lead to taxpayers' money being used to promote religion.
A new document is available in the download area, which examines Liberal Democrat policy on faith schools.
The Humanist & Secularist Liberal Democrats will be holding a fringe meeting at the party's Spring Conference to examine some of the issues that surround religion in the workplace.
The Liberal Democrat Shadow Schools Secretary, David Laws, has said that state-funded schools should not be free to put their own spin on sex and relationship education.
The National Secular Society have begun a campaign against prayers being said at council meetings.
