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Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »
The UK Government must carry out long overdue reform of the teaching of Religious Education (RE) in England to meet the needs of modern society, says Humanists UK in response to another Ofsted review. In its deep-dive report into RE – Deep and meaningful? – Ofsted found that the current curriculum often lacks ‘sufficient substance to… Read more »
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Constitutional reforms, it turns out, are much easier to defend than emergency Budgets. By Alex Stevenson While George Osborne was sweating before the Commons’ Treasury committee, Nick Clegg was enjoying a much easier ride in front of the political and constitutional reform committee. The deputy prime minister, by way of a warm-up for his ‘away… Read more »
The opportunities brought by the expenses scandal aftermath also carry risks – and Labour’s Natascha Engel is taking a big gamble. By Alex Stevenson It’s no exaggerating to say her role as the first ever chair of the newly created Commons backbench business committee is historic. For centuries the government has decided what topics are… Read more »