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The UK is conspicuously absent from the list of signatories to a statement published by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) that highlights the persecution of the non-religious and calls for their protection. IRFBA is a network of 38 countries committed to advancing freedom of religion or belief around the world with the Prime… Read more »
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 »
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Tony Blair today defended proposed new anti-terror legislation and insisted a new offence of glorifying terrorism was not an attack on free speech. Home secretary Charles Clarke yesterday outlined the draft terror bill to be put before parliament this autumn, outlining not only offences of incitement to terrorism but also that of glorifying terrorist acts…. Read more »
Britain’s tax and benefit policies are actually increasing child poverty rather than cutting it, a right-wing think tank argues today. A new report by Civitas – which the Treasury dismissed as “a load of garbage” – claims welfare resources are focused on single parents and low-wage earners, effectively providing a financial incentive for couples to… Read more »
