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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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Another British soldier accused of abusing Iraqi prisoners has had a charge against him dropped. On the order of the presiding judge, a court martial in Germany cleared lance corporal Mark Cooley, 25, of pretending to kick a prisoner held at a British aid camp. The soldier, from Newcastle, still faces two other charges, including… Read more »
Liberal Democrat frontbencher Steve Webb has won the inaugural Hansard Society Award for the most innovative use of technology to encourage participation in politics. Mr Webb, MP for Northavon, has been running a series of online and text messaging surveys on his constituency website. He won out over fellow nominees Labour’s Anne Campbell – who… Read more »
