æz ɐ fˈɔːɹmɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌvðə nˈæʃənəl sˈɛkjʊlɚ səsˈaɪəɾi hiː wʌz ɪn ɐ ɡˈʊd pəzˈɪʃən tə jˈuːz ðə fɹˈiːθɪŋkɚɹ æz ɐ kæmpˈeɪnɪŋ ˈɑːɹm ænd hiː dˈɪd mˈʌtʃ tə ɡˈeɪn mˈiːdiːə pʌblˈɪsᵻɾi fɔːɹ sˈɛkjʊlɚɹˌɪst æktˈɪvᵻɾiz.
As a former General Secretary of the National Secular Society he was in a good position to use the Freethinker as a campaigning arm and he did much to gain media publicity for secularist activities.