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The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has written to the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, ahead of a major consultation into deer management changes in Scotland. The consultation which closes on Friday 29 March, raises six key themes around deer management changes. BASC has serious concerns regarding many… Read more »
The Assisted Dying Bill Scotland has been published today. Humanists UK welcomes the bill and hopes it passes the next stage, but urges politicians not to ignore people like Tony Nicklinson, who would not be eligible for the proposed law. Currently, the Bill is limited to only people who are terminally ill, which has a legal… Read more »
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Social mobility in the UK has not improved since the 1970s, despite ten years of a Labour government, a report by the Sutton Trust finds today. Based on research by the London School of Economics and University of Surrey, the report concludes educational success is still “overwhelmingly tied” to parental income. The researchers found the… Read more »
Ministers have been urged to rethink plans to make all toddlers follow a so-called national curriculum from next autumn. A panel of academics, including leading child psychologists, warn the government’s forthcoming early years foundation stage will force the under-fives to follow an overly prescriptive curriculum. The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCFS) denies the… Read more »