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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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Fears about a pensions crisis caused by an ageing population are largely unfounded, an independent think-tank argues today. Increased life expectancy means that while there are currently four people of working age for each person aged over 65, this is predicted to fall to two people by 2050. Most analysts believe this will create a… Read more »
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is today issuing a legal challenge to the government’s plans to reform primary care trusts (PCTs) in England. It wants the government to carry out a full public consultation on its plans to contract out primary care services – and with it, the jobs of some 250,000 health workers… Read more »
