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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 Jack Straw has announced he will abandon controversial plans to hold secret inquests without juries. Civil liberties campaigners expressed their relief at the news, after months of intense campaigning. Liberty director, Shami Chakrabarti, said: “We welcome this sane and humble climb-down by the lord chancellor. It was completely bizarre for a government… Read more »
By Alice Cannet A Tory bill to scrap the minimum wage was withdrawn today and postponed to next month, putting an end to Labour’s campaign to keep their anti-poverty policy. Christopher Chope, who tabled the employment opportunities bill, backed by eleven other Tory MPs, withdrew the bill at the last minute even though it was… Read more »
