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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Individuals held on intermittent custody orders will be able to vote in the upcoming general election. Sentenced prisoners are banned from voting under the Representation of the People Act 1983, but the principle dates back to the Forfeiture Act of 1870. The Home Office’s pilot scheme for intermittent custody sees people imprisoned for either just… Read more »
SNP leader Alex Salmond has demanded a review of test firing practises for depleted uranium shells after it was revealed a local fisherman had discovered a partial shell in the Solway Firth. Speaking at a press conference in Dumfries, Mr Salmond unveiled a letter from Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram supposedly admitting that four ‘essentially… Read more »
