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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 Gordon Brown is preparing for his appearance at the Iraq inquiry tomorrow, with families of service personnel keen to see the prime minister answer questions about funding for frontline forces. Mr Brown will appear from 10:00 GMT tomorrow to discuss his role in the invasion of Iraq in 2003, when he was… Read more »
By Alex Stevenson The Commons’ defence committee says the Ministry of Defence’s (MoD) reluctance to discuss future spending is preventing it from scrutinising the department. In its annual assessment of long-term defence projects, the committee said ministers had been “at best confused and unhelpful and at worst deliberately obstructive” when giving evidence on their 2009… Read more »