Secularism in the Welsh valleys
Why secularism and irreligion are an important but underappreciated part of the recent history of Wales.
Christopher Hitchens and the long afterlife of Thomas Paine
Daniel Sharp examines the influence of Thomas Paine on Christopher Hitchens, and their many points of resemblance.
Charles Bradlaugh and George Jacob Holyoake: their contrasting reputations as Secularists and Radicals
Professor Edward Royle, an expert on British secularism, compares the lives and legacies of two leading figures in the 19th-century secularist movement.
The rediscovery of cremation in Italy and Germany
How cremations were introduced in Italy and Germany over 100 years ago, and how they were linked to secularism, reason, science and progress.
Britain’s blasphemy heritage
How the offence of blasphemy developed in the common law, how it was abolished, and why it seems to be coming back in a new guise.
Is all publicity good publicity? How the first editor of the Freethinker attracted the public’s attention
How G.W. Foote's early tactics of courting notoriety in the Freethinker may have helped to increase its circulation and to support the freethought movement.