The UK is conspicuously absent from the list of signatories to a statement published by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) that highlights the persecution of the non-religious and calls for their protection. IRFBA is a network of 38 countries committed to advancing freedom of religion or belief around the world with the Prime… Read more »
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 »
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The government has narrowly averted losing a Commons vote calling for the planned Post Office closures to be suspended. The Conservative vote was defeated by 268 to 288, slashing the government’s majority of 67, and at least 19 Labour MPs voted with the opposition. Shadow business secretary Alan Duncan said the government had “just squeaked… Read more »
US presidential hopeful John McCain will meet with Gordon Brown and David Cameron later today. The presumptive Republican nominee for this November’s race to succeed George Bush in the White House is taking a brief break from the domestic campaign trail by touring abroad. London is the latest stop on his travels and he will… Read more »