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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 Peter Mandelson has hit out at shadow chancellor George Osborne by accusing him of a “deliberate untruth”. The business secretary was referring to Mr Osborne’s claim yesterday that the government had twice denied the Conservatives access to a major database known as the combined online information system. “I suggest George Osborne withdraws… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson and Ian Dunt More pressure was placed on the government to retreat on the original clauses of the parliamentary standards bill as debate continued in the Commons this afternoon. MPs are debating the bill on its third and final day on the floor of the Commons. Having abandoned plans for a compulsory… Read more »