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18 Nov 2025
Rural Connectivity Questions Raised In Parliament
Rural connectivity featured prominently in Parliament last week, with concerns raised both during departmental Oral Answers to Questions and later at Prime Minister’s Questions. During…
10 Nov 2025
New RSN Rural Lens Reviews Highlight Policy Impact
The Rural Services Network has released three new Rural Lens Reviews, providing our members with in-depth analysis of how key Government policies and reports impact…
10 Nov 2025
A Decade Of Affordable Homes Begins. Will Rural England See The Benefit?
The government has launched the full details of its new Social and Affordable Homes programme (2026–2036) described as the biggest boost to social and affordable…
10 Nov 2025
Integrated Care Systems Report Calls for Stability to Deliver Change
The NHS Confederation’s State of Integrated Care Systems 2024/25: Delivering Through Change report sets out a candid picture of England’s 42 ICSs under sustained strain.…
10 Nov 2025
New Report Urges Change To Keep Britain Working
The Government’s Keep Britain Working Review, led by Sir Charlie Mayfield, warns that ill-health has become one of the biggest drivers of economic inactivity in…
10 Nov 2025
Government Publishes New Financial Inclusion Strategy
The Government has published a new Financial Inclusion Strategy, setting out an ambitious cross-sector plan to ensure everyone can access and effectively use financial services,…
10 Nov 2025
Patients To Benefit From Cutting-Edge NHS Care At Home
New digital technologies will enable more NHS patients to receive care from home, under a national rollout announced last week. Dozens of areas in England…
10 Nov 2025
Parliament Hears Rural Community Business Concerns At Report Launch
More than 70 politicians, partners and community business representatives gathered at the Houses of Parliament this week for the launch of Plunkett UK’s flagship research…
10 Nov 2025
How Are Town and Parish Councils Interpreting the Biodiversity Duty?
Winchcombe Town Council is exploring how the Biodiversity Duty, introduced under Section 102 of the Environment Act 2021, is being applied in practice at local…
10 Nov 2025
You’re Invited To Discuss The Future Of Grid Connections With NESO
National Energy Systems Operator (NESO) are delighted to invite you to participate in a virtual roundtable to hear updates on connections reform. Connections reform underpins a once-in-a-generation opportunity to modernise Great Britain’s…
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