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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By Liz Stephens The response of the BBC Trust to recommendations by a group of influential MPs was branded “not coherent” and “arrogant” today. The culture media and sport select committee condemned the BBC for “avoiding” addressing the concerns it raised regarding the organisation’s commercial operations back in April. The committee were aggrieved by the… Read more »
Delegates at the Liberal Democrat autumn conference in Bournemouth give their views on the party’s tuition fees policy. After years of opposition to tuition fees for higher education students, the party leader has now said the austere spending environment may mean its abolition could have to be delayed. Not all are happy with his stance: