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Politics
06.07.2020
6 July 2020 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 (29 June - 5 July) On Monday 29th...
29.06.2020
29 June 2020 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 (22 June - 28 June) On Wednesday 24th...
22.06.2020
22 June 2020 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 (15 June - 21 June) On Monday 15th...
15.06.2020
15 June 2020 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 (8 June - 14 June) On Tuesday 9th...
08.06.2020
8 June 2020 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 (1 June - 7 June) On Tuesday 2nd...
01.06.2020
1 June 2020 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 May - 31 May) On Tuesday 26th...
26.05.2020
26 May 2020 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 (18 May - 24 May) On Monday 18th...
18.05.2020
18 May 2020 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 (11 May - 17 May) COVID-19 update ...
11.05.2020
11 May 2020 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 (4 May - 10 May) Gareth Bacon MP...
04.05.2020
4 May 2020 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 (27 April - 3 May) On Monday 27th...
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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.
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
Rural residents can suffer from Rural Vulnerability, due to a combination of factors relating to living in a rural community. Significantly rural areas have a higher percentage of the elderly population residing within them (which is increasing over time). Rural areas also suffer from poor access to public transport, further education and skills training, health and care services, poor connectivity and broadband access, low wages and higher than average house prices. Whilst these can individually affect everyone, the combination of factors in rural areas can create a particular Rural Vulnerability putting those residents at a disadvantage.
The lockdown of communities all over England during Spring of 2020 has exacerbated this situation which continues to worsen.
In 2019 The RSN began the development of an Annual Rural Vulnerability Statement which are available below with further information on the topic.
→ Download the RSN Rural Vulnerability and Disadvantage Statement 2020 here
→ Download the RSN Rural Vulnerability and Disadvantage Statement 2019 here
Housing
The affordability of rural housing to people from a range of ages and backgrounds is key concern for RSN.
Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
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