Battle of the day
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 »
During environment, food and real affairs department questions today Labour spokesperson Jim McMahon called on the secretary of state to “apologise for the Tory sewage scandal”. Thérèse Coffey responded by accusing Labour of negligence when they were in office. “Frankly, it’s the Labour Party from previous ministers who should hang their head in shame about… Read more »
During questions to the Secretary of State for Wales, David Davies faced questions on the cost of living crisis. Justifying the government’s efforts to mitigate the crisis, Davies said Labour’s policies would send inflation ‘through the roof’.