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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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Andrew Stunell, the Liberal Democrat communities and local government spokesman, suggests innovative ways in which the government could increase the housing supply, including bringing empty homes back into use, converting commercial property and selling-off community land. The housing sector is in crisis, with the basic product in short supply and costly, its viability threatened by… Read more »
With rising house prices and a shortage of well-priced properties, affordable housing has rapidly changed from a social to political issue. In his first statement as prime minister, Gordon Brown said he would make affordable housing a priority, alongside standard New Labour commitments. Mr Brown pledged to build three million new homes by 2020, including… Read more »
