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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 Alex Stevenson Airports operator BAA has abandoned its attempt to secure expansion through the construction of new runways at Heathrow and Stansted. It withdrew its planning application after it became clear the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government was determined to block further expansion. Last Thursday’s full coalition document made clear the government would “cancel” the… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Opponents of a new runway at Heathrow will start the next stage of their fight against the policy today with a high court legal battle. A range of environmental groups, celebrities, London councils and local residents will be present at the start of the judicial review. Their lawyers will argue that the… Read more »
