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The UK is conspicuously absent from the list of signatories to a statement published by the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance (IRFBA) that highlights the persecution of the non-religious and calls for their protection. IRFBA is a network of 38 countries committed to advancing freedom of religion or belief around the world with the Prime… Read more »
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 »
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By politics.co.uk staff Ben Bradshaw is expected to back the BBC later today following comments by James Murdoch last month. The culture, media and sport secretary will “reiterate his support for the BBC”, a spokesman said, ahead of this evening’s speech to the Royal Television Society’s convention in Cambridge. Mr Murdoch launched a scathing attack… Read more »
By Liz Stephens The Metropolitan Police must remain impartial and able to operate independent of political meddling, the country’s most senior police officer has said. Met commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson drew a line in the sand yesterday and warned politicians to stop interfering in the day-to-day business of fighting crime. Speaking at the Police Superintendents’… Read more »