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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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Foreign Secretary Jack Straw today continued his criticism of the Uzbekistan government following the reported killing of hundreds of Uzbek civilians by its troops last week. He said the troops’ actions in opening fire on civilians in the town of Andijan, which eyewitnesses say has left 500 dead, “plainly cannot be justified”, and pressed for… Read more »
A leading science charity is today claiming that the Government’s climate change policies have failed to significantly cut carbon dioxide emissions. And in a new report, the Royal Society says a carbon tax could be the only way to prevent climate change. It says any reduction in harmful emissions has been largely due to other… Read more »