The Deputy Prime Minister is enthusiastic, but the Mayor of London is opposed. Are new towns mere folly, or do they offer a humanist solution to the housing crisis?
There are powerful arguments on both sides of the debate, but the reluctance of all three parties to talk about euthanasia means those seeking the right to die are forced to endure lengthy court battles. Alex Stevenson talks to MPs and peers about why legislative reform appears so impossible
After the UK granted asylum to an Afghan man on the ground of his atheism, Anna Vesterinen surveys the countries where a lack of belief can put your life at risk.
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While the grizzled veterans of US atheism continue their head-on fight against religious dominance, a younger crop of skeptics are pursuing a more open and creative form of non-belief. Having mingled with both crowds, Dale DeBakcsy praises their combined contribution to America's thriving humanist community