The National Rural Conference 2025

Bookings are now officially open for the National Rural Conference 2025, which will take place online from Monday 15 to Thursday 18 September.
This is the Rural Services Network’s flagship event of the year, bringing together rural decision-makers, practitioners, and advocates for four days of live, interactive sessions focused on the future of rural communities.
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Rural communities demand change from next PM

FarmingUK reports on a major survey conducted by the Countryside Alliance showed that only 8.5 per cent of people think that life in the countryside has improved in the last 5 years.

Of the 3,000 people based in UK rural areas who were asked, only 30 per cent said they felt the Conservative Party understands rural Britain and less than 5 per cent think that the interests of the rural communities have been promoted in the Brexit process so far.

Delivering a new agricultural policy emerged as the top priority for the next Prime Minister in the survey.  Countryside Alliance Chief Executive, Tim Bonner, said the results should be a ‘wake-up call’ for the Conservative Party and the leadership candidates.

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