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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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Embattled prime minister Tony Blair was given a boost today when his leadership was likened to predecessor Sir Winston Churchill’s during World War Two. US president George W Bush said Mr Blair’s style of leadership was imbued with the “spirit” of the famous wartime leader. Mr Bush in a speech to mark the opening of… Read more »
Former SDLP leader John Hume is to stand down as an MEP at the European elections in June. The Nobel Peace Prize winner will also leave Westminster politics at the general election. Mr Hume and Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble shared the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998 for their work in setting in train… Read more »
