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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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By politics.co.uk staff Outspoken immigration minister Phil Woolas has launched an unprecedented attack on the Office for National Statistics (ONS), accusing it of “playing politics” with immigration data. The comments, contained in a letter, follow the release of figures by the ONS showing one in nine UK residents was born abroad. Mr Woolas suggested the… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff The government has renewed its controversial control order legislation, which restricts the movement of suspected terrorists, following a successful vote in parliament. The Conservatives did not oppose the renewal of the system for another year, but home affairs spokesman Crispin Blunt said they “do damage to the basic notion of British liberty… Read more »
