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01.04.2019
People from rural communities are being encouraged to have their say on the financial and economic issues they face directly to senior policy makers at the Bank of England. The Bank is running citizens’ panels across the UK which...
01.04.2019
01 April 2019 Below is an RSN review of last week's rural related politics as well as a look forward to the week ahead: Last week in politics (25 March - 29 March) On Monday 25,...
25.03.2019
Shadow Minister for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs David Drew MP has written a piece in the Stroud News and Journal about the ‘challenges’ of living in a rural area. He wrote that ‘rural affairs have slipped down...
25.03.2019
In response to the recent Access to Cash review, the website lovemoney.com polled readers on their attitudes towards cash. The review warned that the ‘death knell for cash’ in other countries had been due to shops and businesses refusing...
25.03.2019
Rachel Reeves, MP for Leeds West, has written an article in the New Statesman arguing that ‘for too long wealth and power has been concentrated in our cities’. She says that although rural areas, ex-industrial and coastal towns may...
25.03.2019
The Yorkshire Post reports on comments made by Susan Briggs, director of The Tourism Network, in which she said Brexit, a lack of public transport, a shortage of trained staff and the industry’s poor reputation were causing rural firms to...
25.03.2019
Bill Grimsey, former chief executive at Wickes, Iceland and Focus DIY, has written in The MJ to criticise the Government’s deadline for councils to bid for money from the Future High Streets Fund. The deadline was three months after...
25.03.2019
Baroness Tyler, chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Mobility and the Lords Committee on Financial Exclusion, has written for PoliticsHome.com welcoming Nationwide’s commitment to keep branches open. It came after the building society announced that every town...
25.03.2019
25 March 2019 Below is an RSN review of last week's rural related politics as well as a look forward to the week ahead: Last week in politics (16 March - 22 March) On Saturday 16...
18.03.2019
Press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Friday, 1 March 2019 Rural services providers call on Government to seize opportunity to end “rural mainstreaming” Rural services providers and community organisations across England are today calling on the Government to...
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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.
Health and Wellbeing
The RSN wants to ensure rural communities have the same access to health care as is currently received in urban areas.
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Tackling a collection of circumstances which leaves many rural residents vulnerable is a key issue for the RSN.
Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
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The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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