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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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By politics.co.uk staff The Conservatives have launched a campaign to clear up Britain’s food labelling system, with complaints that meat farmed outside the UK can be sold as ‘British’. Having enlisted celebrity chef support, the party will announce the drive to the National farmers Union (NFU) this afternoon. “For a decade Defra (the Department for… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Business secretary Lord Mandelson has announced a review into the skills and productivity of British workers to ensure they can compete with foreign companies for construction contracts. Following from a series of wildcat strikes against the use of foreign workers, the review, announced in conjunction with the skills secretary John Denham, will… Read more »