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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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There is a hardcore of unemployed people who are not taking up opportunities to work, said John Hutton today. In a speech to the IPPR think-tank, the work and pensions secretary said hard-working families should not have to support people who refuse to find work. “We know there is a small group of benefit claimants… Read more »
The Treasury’s economic forecasts could be partly responsible for interest rates rising, the Lords’ economic affairs committee has said. Looking at monetary policy over the last year – during which interest rates have risen twice – the committee expressed concern “over-optimistic” growth forecasts might affect interest rates. In 1997 the Labour party handed over responsibility… Read more »
