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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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Trade and Industry Secretary Patricia Hewitt has ordered a full competition commission inquiry into the purchase of the GUS home shopping network by March UK, the firm run by the Barclay brothers. The commission will investigate for the 450 million pounds purchase by Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay back in May. The brothers planned… Read more »
Peter Mandelson is set to fill the void at Downing Street left by Alastair Campbell, the PM’s director of communications who resigned last month. David Hill, the No 10’s director of communications, is to imminently take up the vacant post. But the job is without the brief on party strategy. Cue Mandelson. The controversial former… Read more »