Author: <span>Belal Almassri</span>

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25 Apr 2014

RSN Economic Profiling Service – March 2014

– Unemployment Claimant Flows as an Indicator of Economic Performance JSA claimant flows analysis (Feb 2014) JSA claimants as percentage of working population analysis (Sept 2013)

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24 Apr 2014

National Rural Crime Network praised in parliament

PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release 24 April 2014 AN innovative rural network set up to help combat crime in the countryside has been praised by a government minister.  Bus services are...

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24 Apr 2014

RSN Economic Profiling Service – January 2014

– Unemployment Claimant Flows as an Indicator of Economic Performance JSA claimant flows analysis (November 2013) JSA claimants as percentage of working population analysis (June 2013)

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22 Apr 2014

A look at social isolation

Loneliness can be damaging both for physical and mental wellbeing. As such it is important to consider ways in which loneliness and social isolation can be minimised.  This analysis and...

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15 Apr 2014

House building

Housing supply is a constant issue of concern for both policy makers and for those wishing to join the property market. With this in mind, the following analysis takes a...

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07 Apr 2014

Travel to work

Being able to access appropriate employment is vital for any community to thrive, and for a rural community this often comes with the need to travel. This analysis looks at...

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13 Mar 2014

Parking Operations Revenue

Parking charges by local authorities bring a valuable source of income for the provision of public services to already stretched budgets.  They are however contentious, and can be seen as...

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10 Mar 2014

Bus service cuts threaten rural communities

PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release  11 March 2014 Further cuts to vital bus services threaten to have a devastating impact on England’s rural communities, the Rural Services Network [1] has warned. ...

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07 Mar 2014

The Changing Measure of Fuel Poverty

Based on a review of fuel poverty by Professor Sir John Hills, the Department of Energy & Climate Change has employed a new measure of fuel poverty.  This analysis shows...

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05 Feb 2014

Royal speaker at national affordable rural housing conference

PRESS RELEASEFor immediate release 13 February 2014 Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal will be delivering a keynote speech at the national affordable rural housing conference being held in Cheltenham...

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