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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Travellers with a new e-passport may find they run out sooner than expected after a new report reveals the biometric chip within them is only guaranteed for two years. Passports are traditionally issued for ten years, but today the National Audit Office (NAO) says the new technology used by the electronic passports may not last… Read more »
The government has published plans to scrap the remaining hereditary peers in the House of Lords and to elect half the members through direct elections. In a new white paper, leader of the House of Commons Jack Straw set out proposals to finish the reform of the Lords that Labour started when it came to… Read more »