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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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The government has announced economic sanctions against Zimbabwe and a ban against the country’s cricketers, matching its rhetoric with actions as pressure on Robert Mugabe continues to build. Gordon Brown announced the moves against Zimbabwe in prime minister’s questions this lunchtime, with the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) following suit with its own suspension… Read more »
Support for the Labour government took another knock today, with a poll published in the Guardian giving the Conservatives a six-point swing. Pollsters ICM found only 25 per cent of the 1,000 people they interviewed would vote Labour, down two points on May’s results. By contrast 45 per cent said they would vote Tory if… Read more »
