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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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Under new proposals by the Government, parents caught with a child out of school could face an on-the-spot fine of up to £100. The decision to fine parents if their child plays truant follows three national truancy sweeps in the last year, which caught 48,000 children outside of school. Police determined that 16,000 were playing… Read more »
The Government has confirmed that people who defer taking their state pension for five years would receive a lump sum. The Work and Pensions Secretary, Andrew Smith confirmed the proposal that was touted in the Pensions Green Paper in December 2002. He announced that people who defer taking the state pension for five years would… Read more »
