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Analysis & Commentary
11.03.2012
ARE there any issues coming out of welfare reform for those in rural housing? Stuart Davies finds out. ARE there any issues coming out of welfare reform for those in rural housing? Stuart Davies finds out. ...
23.01.2012
SHOULD the government heed MPs' advice and make significant changes to its draft planning policy? DUNCAN Hartley asks whether the government should heed MPs' advice and make significant changes to its draft planning policy. As 2011...
12.12.2011
The revitalised Right to Buy - what does it mean for rural communities? Stuart Davies investigates. The revitalised Right to Buy - what does it mean for rural communities? Stuart Davies investigates. So the Chancellor's autumn...
03.07.2011
RURAL areas mustn't lose out on the provision of new affordable homes, argues independent housing consultant Stuart Davies. RURAL areas mustn't lose out on the provision of new affordable homes, argues independent housing consultant Stuart Davies. The latest...
03.10.2010
AXING rights of way services would devastate the rural economy, argues Marilyn Meeks. A multi-billion pound rural economy, could be in peril if public sector cuts ignore the lessons of the foot and mouth crisis and axe rights...
01.09.2010
A supermarket ombudsman would help rural retailers thrive, says Ken Parsons. The Budget announcement of a rise in the standard rate of VAT to 20% surprised nobody. But retailers could be excused thinking that the timing...
29.01.2010
A cold winter has made an already challenging year harder for rural businesses, says Charley May. ISOLATION from major transport infrastructure means many rural areas have borne the worst of an exceptionally cold winter. The disruption is...
05.08.2008
Linda Walton wonders if the rural economy should be better supported. In my opinion, it's the people, the businesses and their communities that shape our rural heartland. Yet straight away I can hear some people saying that I'm forgetting our...
21.07.2008
NIGEL CURRY reflects on damage inflicted by town and country planning. Since World War Two we have had an ethic of ‘no development’ in the countryside, born of a wartime need to tackle food shortages. "Every agricultural acre counts,"...
07.02.2008
PUBLIC services are a critical beneficiary of innovation, says Jonathan Kestenbaum. From NHS Direct to congestion charging, new ideas in the public sector have the potential to create real public value and transform the services landscape. Jonathan Kestenbaum:...
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HOT TOPICS
Public Sector Funding
The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
Barriers to Access
The RSN campaigns to help rural residents overcome multiple access barriers to key services which includes poor transport and broadband.
Future of Rural Areas
The RSN is challenging often overlooked rural threats such as chronic underfunding, changes in population and diminishing resources.
Rural Health and Wellbeing
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
Rural Vulnerability
Rural residents can suffer from Rural Vulnerability, due to a combination of issues such as poor transport, lack of broadband low wages and higher than average house prices.
Rural Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
Rural Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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