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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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Care for the elderly in the UK is “unfair”, “inconsistent” and will be inadequate in the long term without radical reform, a report says today. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) says the elderly care system lacks clarity about how much people should contribute and how much they should be entitled to. The report’s author, Donald… Read more »
Taxpayers will be paying £6.5 million to subsidise the green energy market by the end of the decade, an influential committee of MPs warns today. The public accounts committee (PAC) describes this shouldering of the burden to meet emissions targets as “unacceptable” and insisted ministers take action. Under the Renewables Obligation, introduced in April 2002,… Read more »
