http://www.newstatesman.com/writers/richard_dawkins en http://www.newstatesman.com/law-and-reform/2012/01/guilty-verdict-jury-doubt http://www.newstatesman.com/law-and-reform/2012/01/guilty-verdict-jury-doubt Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Richard Dawkins A jury must decide “beyond reasonable doubt” if a person is guilty. But this hollow and meaningless phrase confounds justice – so why not borrow from science to ensure a fair verdict?

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2011/12/religious-faith-children http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2011/12/religious-faith-children Wed, 14 Dec 2011 11:42:38 GMT Richard Dawkins An open letter to the Rt Hon David Cameron MP from the New Statesman’s Christmas 2011 guest editor, Richard Dawkins.

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]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2009/04/tony-blair-faith-children http://www.newstatesman.com/religion/2009/04/tony-blair-faith-children Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:47:35 GMT Richard Dawkins The author of the God Delusion responds to Tony Blair's article on faith in last week's New Statesman

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/south-america/2009/03/pictures-lalla-species-art http://www.newstatesman.com/south-america/2009/03/pictures-lalla-species-art Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:42:59 GMT Richard Dawkins Richard Dawkins on how actress Lalla Ward's art is being used to help conserve endangered species - including the bird that inspired Darwin's theory of evolution

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/life-and-society/2007/12/birthday-jesus-lady-god http://www.newstatesman.com/life-and-society/2007/12/birthday-jesus-lady-god Thu, 13 Dec 2007 12:00:00 GMT Richard Dawkins December 25th is a date to celebrate not because it is the disputed birthday of the "son of God" but because it is the actual birthday of one of the world's greatest men

]]> http://www.newstatesman.com/200601300002 http://www.newstatesman.com/200601300002 Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:00:00 GMT Richard Dawkins Unfortunately, Ofsted gave a rave review to Tony Blair's pet city academy in Gateshead, whose head of science thinks the universe began after the domestication of the dog

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