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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 bullying charity whose intervention in the Gordon Brown bullying allegations this week caused consternation and anger across the political spectrum is being investigated by the Charity Commission. The National Bullying Helpline’s patrons all resigned this week after chief executive Christine Pratt said it had received calls from Downing Street staff. The… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Fears of a double dip recession appear to have been temporarily put to bed as revised figures showed 0.3% growth in the UK economy. The final three months of 2009 saw the economy grow by more than previously thought, following six consecutive quarters of contraction. The original 0.1% assessment has now been… Read more »