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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 Ministers should be able to appoint civil servants and hold them accountable for policy delivery, according to a thinktank. A report by Reform casts aside concerns about the politicisation of the civil service – a key tenant of the Westminster system – arguing that the Australian system, whereby the prime minister appoints… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Harriet Harman has apologised for wrongly informing MPs that Sir Fred Goodwin was given his knighthood for charitable work rather than banking. She made the comments during yesterday’s prime minister’s question, where she stood in for Gordon Brown due to his trip to Washington. “I think Sir Fred was nominated for a… Read more »
