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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 government’s guidelines for British agents’ approach to detainees they suspect of being subject to torture are insufficient to protect them from prosecution, a human rights watchdog has warned. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has written to David Cameron, arguing that the current guidelines for operatives, issued in July, may… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Union leaders are taking advantage of their decisive role in securing Ed Miliband victory by piling pressure on the new Labour leader. Ed Miliband was behind his rival and elder brother David Miliband on both support from parliamentarians and the party membership – but won the Labour leadership election with just 50.65%… Read more »