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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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The retirement age must be raised to 68 to pay for pensions, or future generations will pay the price with a 4p rise in income tax, John Hutton has warned today. The work and pensions secretary stressed that a gradual increase in the state pension age from 65 to 68 can be agreed now to… Read more »
Health secretary Patricia Hewitt has confirmed she has been questioned by police investigating the cash for honours affairs. She stressed she was not interviewed under caution but as a “witness to their inquiry”, and aides said they did not expect her to be questioned again. Ms Hewitt is the first serving cabinet minister to be… Read more »
