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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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US presidential candidate Barack Obama launched the closing argument of his campaign yesterday, telling supporters his country will emerge from its current economic crisis stronger than before. The Democrat candidate for the presidency, who leads in the polls against Republican rival John McCain, was in Canton, Ohio, as he made his “case for change” with… Read more »
The UK is set to pass the world’s strongest climate change bill today, with measures to curb carbon emissions by 80 per cent. Following extensive lobbying by green activists, the emissions target now includes aviation and shipping contributions. But the bill has raised questions among analysts as to whether it will allow the government to… Read more »