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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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Gordon Brown today pledged £50 million to a new international fund designed to act as a buffer for developing nations against economic disruption. And the chancellor called on other developed nations to contribute to the fund, which was set up to minimise the impact of economic effects of fluctuating oil prices, conflict or natural disasters…. Read more »
The government’s new terrorism bill will come under intense scrutiny today as it undergoes its second reading in the House of Lords. Opposition peers have vowed to go “line-by-line” through the legislation, which would create new offences of encouraging terrorism and give police greater powers to deal with terrorist suspects. Critics argue the new offence… Read more »
