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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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Former housing minister Nick Raynsford has launched a scathing attack on current Labour strategy and praised David Miliband’s explosive article in the Guardian a fortnight ago. In a technique last seen in that very same Miliband article, Mr Raynsford fails to mention Gordon Brown but does say Mr Miliband was right to focus on “winning… Read more »
A new controversy has erupted over the government’s counter-terrorism bill after it was revealed it grants the government powers to hold inquests in secret. The measure – section 63 of the bill – was passed over without many people noticing it during the stormy row over 42-day detention but is now taking centre stage just… Read more »