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October 10, 2016

Huge disquiet as minority ethnic schoolchildren singled out

Some schools have demanded that pupils who are not white British bring in their passports and parents have been asked to confirm they are not asylum seek
December 12, 2012

Church needs to be creative in a changing society, say Methodists

The census figures on religion for England and Wales have been described as “challenging but not discouraging,” by the Methodist General Secretary.
December 11, 2012

Census results underestimate those of no religion

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has released an infographic to show the rise in the number of people who ticked ‘No Religion’ in the 2011 Census, and the decline in the number of people who tic
December 11, 2012

Census 2011: A changing religious situation
December 11, 2012

Census confirms England and Wales as mixed-belief societies

England and Wales are becoming ever more mixed in belief, identity and culture, the 2011 census data released today (11 December 2012) reveals.
March 27, 2011

No consensus on UK Census Day 2011

27 March is UK Census Day 2011, but though it is a legal requirement to return the form, there is much disagreement about how it is being conducted.
March 26, 2011

Dissenting in the 2011 Census

A wide range of controversies have followed the 2011 census, which is supposed to be completed on 27 March or shortly thereafter. Perhaps the largest is the involvement of multinational arms producer and dealer Lockheed as the main processing contractor. There are also fears for the security of the data, which government lawyers have failed fully to address. And there has been strong criticism around the 'religion' question.
March 22, 2011

65% of people in Britain tell poll they are not religious

A new UK opinion poll shows why the census question on religion is fatally flawed for its intended purpose of planning public services, say Humanists.
February 10, 2011

Surprise as Green Party opposes census boycott

The Green Party has opposed a boycott of the census, which is partly run by an arms company, despite disagreement within the Greens' own ranks.
January 31, 2011

Nepal’s Christians will conduct their own 2011 census

As Nepal prepares to conduct its ten yearly census, the country's growing Christian community plans to count its own members this year.