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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MPs should be banned from claiming some expenses with taxpayers’ money, a Commons report suggests. The report, by the Commons’ members estimates committee, suggests various options for auditing, inspecting and controlling MPs’ expenses. It is headed by speaker Michael Martin, who is himself embroiled in controversy over his finances. MPs will vote on the options… Read more »
An independent report into last summer’s flooding has today called for British homes to be made more flood-resistant and called the government response “totally unacceptable”. Sir Michael Pitt today published his report into the devastating floods in Hull and Sheffield in 2007. And the Press Association quotes Sir Michael as declaring national building regulations must… Read more »
