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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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Any long-term pensions settlement in Britain must be affordable, the new work and pensions secretary said today. John Hutton was speaking amid reports that the chancellor has major reservations about the findings of the Turner commission on pensions, due to report next week. Lord Turner is expected to recommend an increase in the basic state… Read more »
The Foreign Office (FCO) response to the Boxing Day tsunami in south-east Asia last year was hampered by a lack of trained staff and a misdirection of resources, a new report finds. The joint report by the department and the National Audit Office (NAO) reveals there were not enough staff at emergency call centres, preventing… Read more »
