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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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Labour is considering introducing community hustings for its parliamentary candidates to help promote the party’s views to a wider range of voters. Party chairwoman Hazel Blears stressed this was not the same as the US-style primaries being introduced by David Cameron’s Conservatives. But she told a fringe meeting at the TUC in Brighton yesterday: “Having… Read more »
Gordon Brown last night backed Tony Blair’s programme of public service reform, and made clear he would not stop if he became prime minister. Mr Blair was heckled and booed as he tried to defend his reforms to the TUC in Brighton yesterday afternoon, with some members of the RMT walking out. But later, at… Read more »