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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 Alex Stevenson ‘Old Labour’ voters are turning to the Liberal Democrats in Norwich North, their candidate April Pond has claimed. Ms Pond told politics.co.uk at her campaign headquarters in the Norfolk constituency that many Labour backers felt “let down by what the Labour party’s become”. Conservative candidate Chloe Smith appears the frontrunner in today’s… Read more »
MPs are taking their traditional 82 day break from parliament this year, but opposition to the duration of the break is far higher than usual. Parliamentary reform activists stress that the time away is too lengthy, especially when the government is facing pressure from the financial crisis, the expenses scandal, the war in Afghanistan and… Read more »