Interesting result from the last ONS (Office for National Statistics) survey of religious beliefs in the UK, for the first time it showed that fewer than half the people in England and Wales describe themselves as Christian. The numbers of those people identifying with our state religion was down from 60% in the 2011 census to 46% in 2021 and the number of people who said they had no religion increased to over a third, at around 37%. This data is used for planning purposes and raises some important questions about the role of religion in the affairs of state and in public education, hopefully the politicians will take notice and realise that the "none's" now represent a significant voting block.
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