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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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Gordon Brown has renewed his pledges of “resilience” after the Bank of England was forced to make an additional £5 billion available on the money markets. Updating the Commons after his latest meeting with European Union leaders, the prime minister said all necessary steps were being taken to respond to US bank Bear Stearns’ unexpected… Read more »
The government is pouring extra money into treating prisoners with drug problems. Ministers announced the additional funding after the UK Drug Policy Commission criticised drug rehabilitation, saying the government failed to collect evidence on what worked. In joint funding through the Ministry of Justice and Department of Health, the government will increase spending on drug… Read more »