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New habitat management course woefully inadequate, says sector

The removal of gamekeeping and wildlife management courses from the education syllabus by 2023 has been described by the rural sector as “deeply concerning” in an open letter to the Secretary of State for Education, Nadhim Zahawi. The letter states the removal of the Land & Wildlife course within the new T Level system will… Read more »

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John Battle
Interview: John Battle

By Alex Stevenson It says a lot about John Battle that, after 22 years in parliament, he’s still prepared to describe his constituency as a “work in progress”. Leeds West extends from the inner city – “terraced houses with the washing still hung out” – through some tower blocks and housing estates to the semi-detached… Read more »

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David Blunkett, former home secretary
Blunkett warns of civil war

By Ian Dunt Former home secretary David Blunkett has warned Labour not to slip into civil war after a month of devastating blunders. Rebellion against Gordon Brown’s leadership has again reared its head after April saw mistake after mistake made by the Labour leadership. Mr Brown lost any chance of a poll bounce from the… Read more »