Mike Little
@mikelittle.com
Humanism. Stoicism. 🏳️🌈. He/they. Developer advocate at altis-dxp.com & humanmade.com. Owner at https://zed1.com. Co-founder of WordPress. Mastodon: @mikelittle@mikelittle.com #BWithTheT
To celebrate British Science Week, NC3Rs staff took part in eight @imascientist.org.uk online chats last week, meeting around 150 school students. It is always great to see how curious young people are about the ways that scientists are replacing, reducing and refining the use of animals!
Removing hereditary peers is a welcome step for our democracy. But truly modernising the House of Lords should also mean ending the automatic voting rights of the 26 Church of England bishops – a privilege dating back to the 14th century. humanists.uk/action/get-b...
Get Bishops out of the Lords
Bishops’ automatic seats in the House of Lords are undemocratic and a threat to a tolerant and diverse UK – get them out now! The UK is alone among democratic sovereign states in having clerics vote o...
humanists.uk
Brilliant news. The Lords backed amendments to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales, end police investigations, to pardon women who had previously been prosecuted, and fought off anti-abortion amendments designed to limit choice and access. 🧵 humanists.uk/2026/03/19/l...
Lords vote to uphold decriminalisation of abortion and secure historic pardons for women
Last night, the House of Lords voted to back abortion reform passed by MPs last year which will take abortion out of the English and Welsh criminal law for women in relation to their own pregnancies, ...
humanists.uk
We’ve launched a brand new animation explaining what #secularism is and why it matters in an increasingly diverse society. Our short film, What is secularism?, is now available to watch on the @humanismedu.bsky.social website. 🧵 understandinghumanism.org.uk/secularism/
What is secularism?
Made for schools and families, the animation introduces secularism in clear terms as a practical way of organising society that people with different worldviews can share.
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For more on Christian Nationalism and how wealthy US backers are funding efforts to roll back hard-won rights here in the UK, watch Katherine Stewart’s talk from our Convention: 'Money, Lies, and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy Western Democracy.' www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-UH...
Money, lies, and God | Katherine Stewart | Humanists UK Convention 2025
YouTube video by Humanists UK
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The US State Department classified state-funded abortion services, including NHS services, as 'human rights violations'. Make no mistake, this will embolden the UK's anti-choice Christian Nationalist movement, hell-bent on reversing women's rights. humanists.uk/2025/11/27/n...
New US policy designates NHS abortions as human rights breaches
The US State Department has classified state-funded abortion services, including those provided by the NHS, as human rights violations that it will report on in its annual Country Reports on Human Rig...
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The amazing and erudite @katherinestewart.bsky.social on the very timely issue of Christian Nationalism and the far right. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-UH...
Money, lies, and God | Katherine Stewart | Humanists UK Convention 2025
YouTube video by Humanists UK
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“No pitch deck. No roadmap. Just one polite blog post from a frustrated blogger and one thoughtful comment from a stranger an ocean away.” So began the software that now powers 43% of the web. Great post by @iterativewonders.bsky.social. iterativewonders.com/2025/11/21/i...
It Was Just a Blog Fix… Until It Was WordPress – Iterative Wonders
Ah, the early 2000s internet – a glorious land of dial-up tones, flashing banner ads, and the wild dream of having your own personal blog. Content management ba
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Cllr Fitzgerald’s comments are a reminder of why our work is so essential. Attempts to narrow children’s horizons must be resisted. Education should never be a tool of indoctrination – it must be about preparing young people to think freely and understand others. humanists.uk/2025/09/17/r...
Calls for Christian-only RE highlight rising tide of Christian nationalism
Humanists UK has condemned remarks by Reform UK councillor David Fitzgerald, who told Northumberland County Council that children should only be taught Christianity in Religious Education (RE) because...
humanists.uk
Good Morning folks! This Friday we'll be returning to The Foundation Coffee House on Whitworth Street in Manchester for our regular co-working sessions. Numbers are a wee bit low (expected with the evening meetup last week), but it'd be great to see some faces there 👍 lnkd.in/e9hH5Ctj
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
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Did you know that the majority of British adults are non-religious? Here's how it breaks down (British Social Attitudes Survey).
Just under a week to go until the next Manchester WordPress User Group to take place. We're about half way through "selling out" (it's free). Let's get to two thirds. If you're in #Manchester #Stockport and use #WordPress in any capacity, we'd love to see you! 🐝 www.meetup.com/manchesterwo...
Evening Meetup Kick off! - September 2025, Tue, Sep 9, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
We’re excited to announce that after the success of the monthly co-working session, the evening meet-ups are back! 🎉🎉🎉 The first one being the 9th September. The MWUG m
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The perfect introduction to humanism. #Thatshumanism from Humanists UK features Stephen Fry narrating four animations and brand new classroom posters on values, ethics, and meaning. Explore here: humanists.uk/thatshumanism/
That's humanism
Humanists make sense of the world through logic, reason, and evidence, and always seek to treat those around us with warmth, understanding, and respect.
humanists.uk
The 3D Printed logo made it's illuminating debut at today's meetup. Missed it? We have the following events in September. Hope to see you there! Evening Meetup: www.meetup.com/manchesterwo... September Co-working: www.meetup.com/manchesterwo... #wordpress
A huge thank you to all the teachers out there for all your hard work this year supporting and inspiring young people. Have a wonderful summer break! We'll still be here in September for all your resource needs for teaching about the non-religious. understandinghumanism.org.uk
A school 30 minutes away from a major research HEI is 2 TIMES LESS likely to receive a scientist visit than a school 15 minutes away 🏫🚗 That’s where I’m a… projects come in! They’re online, no travel involved, so students in any part of the country have the opportunity to connect with scientists.
Humanists are non-religious people who shape their own lives in the here and now because we believe it's the only life we have. A lot of people share humanist values without even knowing the term. Maybe you're a humanist! Find out by taking our quiz! humanists.uk/humanism/how...
How humanist are you?
Take our quiz and find out. Many people are humanists without even knowing it. If you are non-religious and look to science, reason, empathy, and compassion in order to live an ethical and meaningful ...
humanists.uk
🚨 New blog: Human Rights Hijacked – The Politicisation of the EHRC Labour is pushing through the appointment of a contested EHRC Chair — ignoring Parliament, civil society, and international standards. Here’s why it matters. 🧵 medium.com/@mimmymum/hu...
Human Rights Hijacked: The Politicisation of the EHRC
Labour’s push for contested ECHR Chair reveals how UK institutions are being bent to serve politics, profit, and ideologies, not people.
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We’re excited to announce that after the success of the monthly co-working session, the evening meet-ups are back! 🎉🎉🎉 The first one being the 9th September. Sign up below! www.meetup.com/manchesterwo...
Evening Meetup Kick off! - September 2025, Tue, Sep 9, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup
We’re excited to announce that after the success of the monthly co-working session, the evening meet-ups are back! 🎉🎉🎉 The first one being the 9th September. The MWUG m
meetup.com
If you would like to keep abreast of what other events are going to happen under the MWUG umbrella, please do give us a follow. #WordPress #Manchester #MWUG
Naming ceremonies are deeply meaningful occasions that offer a heartfelt opportunity for family and friends to come together in celebration and support, welcoming a new child into your family and into the wider community.
BREAKING: MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The #AssistedDyingBill will now proceed to the House of Lords. A landmark victory for compassion, dignity, and choice.
Petition: Do not stop transgender people from receiving care in mainstream hospital wards petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... The weasel wording of this "guidance" allows hospitals to effectively refuse to treat transgender patients. Please sign this petition. The deadline is 9 July 2025
Petition: Do not stop transgender people from receiving care in mainstream hospital wards
The previous government proposed changes to the NHS constitution which would mean transgender hospital patients in England may not be treated in female- and male-only wards. We believe that this segre...
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We're delighted to launch the FAIR Package Manager with the Linux Foundation - read our announcement and come collaborate with us! #FAIRPM www.linuxfoundation.org/press/linux-...
Linux Foundation Announces the FAIR Package Manager Project for Open Source Content Management System Stability
Linux Foundation announces FAIR Package Manager project, creating simplicity, security and consistency for the WordPress ecosystem
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I installed the Fair Package Manager (@fairpm) on my personal site last night. I'm excited to say it worked flawlessly. A couple of plugins were updated from Fastly's servers, & a paid plugin updated from its servers as normal. I'm excited to see what else comes from this interesting development.
FAIR Package Manager Project
FAIR Package Manager Project has 8 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
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Hello to all my new followers. I'm a little curious: Over the last 10 days I have acquired around 1100 followers. Most in just a couple of days. Where did y'all find me?
Today is the 22nd anniversary of the first version of #WordPress (0.7) 🎉 I’ve been using and developing for almost 20 of those years. No regrets. Thanks to all who contributed (especially those that supported WordCamp Miami). Thanks @mikelittle.com @ma.tt
