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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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A House of Commons committee has announced plans to launch an investigation into the ways in which councils raise money ahead of the government’s council tax review this summer. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) select committee wants to deliberate the issue of council tax in public, in contrast to the way the… Read more »
Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy has called on Tony Blair to make a statement in the House of Commons on claims that British intelligence bugged the offices of Kofi Annan ahead of the Iraq war. Mr Kennedy said that the “grave allegation” made by former development secretary Clare Short required a full and frank response… Read more »