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A global research project that seeks to explain why atheism is rising across the globe has launched its interim results, with one researcher claiming that the UK is entering its first “atheist age” as its atheists outnumber its theists.

Assura, the healthcare property giant, has urged for more investment in the sector, stating that the UK is at a pivotal moment in its healthcare delivery. This comes alongside the company's half-year results, as reported by City AM.

Despite the downcast weather in Liverpool this week there was an upbeat mood at the Labour conference as the party celebrated its second best election result in its history and a return to government.

At the start of the pandemic, with people confined to their homes, the weekly Clap for Our Carers ritual allowed the public to show its support for the NHS as it faced the most difficult challenge in its long history.

Research shows a public less nationalistic, less ideological, with its own sense of national pride – and a media and political class out of sync

Public choosing ‘Shakespeare over invasion’ and becoming more discerning about Britain’s history, says Alan Lester

There has been a sharp fall in the proportion of people who believe someone’s family background is an important part of whether they are ‘truly British’, research from the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) has found.

The British Social Attitudes Survey shows pride in arts and literature falling only 1% over the past decade, a much smaller drop than in other categories

Labour’s woeful offering on social system will mean more people being placed in residential care against their wishes

Healthcare property giant Assura has called for investment in the sector and said that the UK is a turning point in its delivery of healthcare alongside its half-year results.

The UK now has more atheists than people who believe in the existence of God, new research has said.

A new book tracks the political priorities of Britain’s ruling class and how they differ from the population at large, with affordable housing a case in point. James Riding speaks to Aaron Reeves, one of the authors

THE latest research shows a majority of people – 64 per cent – are still “proud” or “very proud” of Britain’s history, but the figure has dropped from 86 per cent in 2013.

One of the curious characteristics of the Great British Culture War is that we cannot even seem to agree on whether the Culture War itself is a real thing or not.

A new survey of social attitudes reveals a healthy scepticism about our past

Andrew King and David Redshaw respond to the results of a survey that tracked pride in Britain’s history

A sharp fall in the number of people praising our past might not be a bad thing

Fewer people in Britain are feeling proud of the country’s achievements than a decade ago, according to a new survey.

The most recent British Social Attitudes survey reveals that the number of people proud to be British has dwindled over the last 10 years.

Fewer people than a decade ago believe someone must have been born or have ancestry in the UK to describe themselves as British, according to a new survey which also reveals a sharp fall in national pride.