--- title: "How to fight hate: New Humanist’s Autumn 2026 issue is out now" date: "2026-08-20T06:01:00+01:00" modified: "2026-08-14T11:26:24+01:00" url: "https://newhumanist.org.uk/2026/08/20/how-to-fight-hate-new-humanists-autumn-2026-issue-is-out-now/" post_id: 10705 categories: ["Uncategorised"] --- # How to fight hate: New Humanist’s Autumn 2026 issue is out now ![The cover of New Humanist's Autumn 2026 issue is an illustration of a woman handing flowers to three male protesters waving a Union Jack](https://newhumanist.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/2608-Cover-Autumn-2026-low-res.jpg)Is the UK still a tolerant country? In the Autumn 2026 issue of *New Humanist* we ask comic **Stewart Lee**, Green politician **Caroline Lucas**, former Archbishop of Canterbury **Rowan Williams**, Irish peace activist **Emma DeSouza** and others from across these islands how we can push back against hate, while building new national stories. Plus: our new agony aunt, Humanists UK president and former *Blue Peter* presenter **Janet Ellis**, offers advice on navigating family relationships amid political divisions. Keep reading for a peek inside… --- **The Autumn 2026 issue of New Humanist is on sale now! [Subscribe today](https://newhumanist.org.uk/subscribe/) to get a print and digital bundle for just £2.65 per month.** *Just want this brilliant issue? [Order one online](https://humanists.uk/shop/product-category/new-humanist/) or [find your nearest stockist](https://services.marketforce.co.uk/storelocator/search.aspx?magCode=10822&showmap=1).* --- The UK fights back ------------------ Five figures on the front lines of the battle against hate offer personal insight and practical advice: - Former Green Party leader **Caroline Lucas sets out how to reclaim the flag** - Journalist Daniel Trilling explains **how to block the far right from parliament** - Teacher Paige Horsford gives the **view from a school in a Reform-led council** - Peace activist Emma DeSouza explains **the rifts that lay beneath the Northern Ireland riots** - Campaigner Rahila Gupta says we must **see through the lies of the “Protect Our Girls” protests** > “Finding and telling stories that speak to the truth of England’s past and present, and inspire us to pursue new and better futures, might turn out to be one of the most transformative acts we can undertake” > > – Caroline Lucas A former archbishop takes on Christian nationalism -------------------------------------------------- As the threat of Christian nationalism increasingly reaches British shores from the US – with wooden crosses and banners reading “Christ is King” appearing at far-right marches – a humanist and a Christian leader discuss where this ideology comes from, and where it’s going. Read this fascinating debate between Andrew Copson, CEO of Humanists UK, and Rowan Williams, the former Archbishop of Canterbury. > “If Tommy Robinson is doing his best to lead a life of Christian discipleship, I’m very glad, but I would really want to ask him some awkward questions” > > – Rowan Williams Stewart Lee on comedy and cruelty --------------------------------- The award-winning comedian talks politics and absurdity as we discuss his new show, in which he morphs from a handwringing liberal into a right-wing shock jock entertainer. Humour can help us cope with the state of the world, he says – and might even help us fight the far right. > “The progressives’ problem is they tend to obey the rules about not lying, and therefore can’t be as amusingly outrageous as populists. Maybe Count Binface will change this” > > – Stewart Lee Also in the Autumn 2026 issue: ------------------------------ ![](https://newhumanist.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Mamdani-1200x799.jpg)New York mayor, Zohran Mamdani, participates in Eid al-Adha prayers in a Bronx park. Credit: Erik Pendzich/Alamy- We report from New York on **Zohran Mamdani’s struggle to protect immigrants** and their rights from Trump’s brutish ICE officers – and what it could teach us here in Britain - Hundreds of people have paid to have their bodies frozen after death, but will the dream of a “second life” ever be more than a fantasy? We look at **the science behind the growing cryonics industry** - Jamaima Afridi meets the **civilians caught in the crossfire** of Pakistan and Afghanistan’s border war - With *The Odyssey*, Christopher Nolan has delivered **a frighteningly relevant epic** on a civilisation ripping itself apart, writes **Dorian Lynskey** - Two Ukrainian writers reflect on **childhood and storytelling in times of war** - **Peter Tatchell** explores **Cuba’s queer rights revolution** - Sociologist and music critic Keith Kahn-Harris asks: **Could metalheads save the world?** - **Shaparak Khorsandi** celebrates the **joys of the midlife crisis** - **Professor Kate Devlin** says we, the public, have more power than we think amid the spread of AI - Investigative journalist **Peter Geoghegan** reports on the “**anti-woke Davos**“ - Our language columnist **Michael Rosen** looks at **the rise of “grifters”** - **Samira Ahmed** explores **Gen Z’s love affair with analogue** [**Subscribe to the print edition now to get a beautiful copy of the magazine delivered to your door, or choose a digital subscription to read it on the app.**](https://newhumanist.org.uk/subscribe) [![Click here to subscribe to New Humanist, from just £1.60 per month](https://newhumanist.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/08/Mini-ad-updated-1200x323.jpg)](https://newhumanist.org.uk/subscribe/)