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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 Alex Stevenson Jack Straw sought to continue the government’s “quiet revolution” in constitutional arrangements today as he published a green paper on rights and responsibilities. The justice secretary wants to develop a full British Bill Of Rights and duties “as a step towards a written constitution” and today’s green paper is designed to act… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Justice secretary Jack Straw is set to present his bill of rights and responsibilities green paper to the Commons today after a tortured birth process. The green paper comes much later than anticipated, but after more than a year spent in planning Mr Straw is still unable to specify whether the rights… Read more »