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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The Health Secretary has launched a new initiative to end regional differences in the prescribing of drugs to cancer patients. Publishing a report by the National Cancer Director, Professor Mike Richards, Dr John Reid admitted the report showed “unacceptably high variations across the country in the uptake of cancer drugs approved by NICE [the National… Read more »
Ken Livingstone has appointed Nicky Gavron Deputy Mayor of London. Ms Gavron will take up the post immediately and will take specific responsibility for the development and implementation of environmental policies. These include the establishment of a Climate Change Agency for London. She will also play a “leading role” on children, family and women’s policies…. Read more »
