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MAJOR BOOST TO THE CAMPAIGN FOR A RURAL STRATEGY:
The Independent Food, Farming & Countryside Commission hosted by the RSA in its report launched on Tuesday 16th July ‘Our Future in the Land’ has added its voice to the calls by the RSN and the House of Lords Select Committee for a comprehensive Rural Strategy (more to follow)
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08.07.2019
Farming UK reports that the Countryside Alliance questioned Conservative leadership candidates Boris Johnson and Jeremy Hunt on the future of rural policy Hunt promised to ‘fast track’ the delivery of rural broadband and said that rural post offices would...
08.07.2019
08 July 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 (01 July - 07 July) On Tuesday 2,...
24.06.2019
24 June 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 (17 June - 23 June) On Monday 17,...
10.06.2019
10 June 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 (3 June - 9 June) On Tuesday 4th,...
03.06.2019
Boots could close up to 200 shops over the next two years, according to the Guardian. The health and beauty chain is reviewing its portfolio of nearly 2,500 shops as its US parent company attempts to cut costs worldwide....
03.06.2019
A report by the TaxPayers’ Alliance has found that councils around the UK have spent £74 million over the last two years maintaining more than 6,000 empty buildings, reports the Daily Mail The buildings, which are no longer used...
29.04.2019
PoliticsHome.com reported on the challenges facing high streets around England. It noted recent announcements of job losses from House of Fraser, HMV, Debenhams and figures compiled by the consumer charity Which? showing that the UK has lost nearly two-thirds...
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...
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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.
Vulnerability
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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