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Rural Fair Funding
Amid reduced public spending, fair resource allocation across regions is crucial. Despite a population larger than Greater London, rural areas receive significantly less funding for essential services, even though delivering these services in rural locales is costlier.
13 Nov 2023
RSN Chief Exec: “Lack of government funding has created a rural ticking time bomb.”
The Rural Services Network Chief Executive, Kerry Booth, considers Professor Whitty’s new report which urges the government to address failings for older people in rural communities. Today the government’s Chief...
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30 Oct 2023
Prime Minster says rural communities must be funded fairly
As the Prime Minster marked one year in office last week, he publicly acknowledged that rural communities deserve fairness in the way they are funded. Fellow Conservative MP, Simon Hoare...
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23 Oct 2023
CHIEF EXECUTIVE EDITORIAL: A roadmap out of isolation?
Transport and the potential economic fall out from decisions relating to HS2 have dominated recent headlines during the party conference period in a way that you wouldn’t have anticipated. Does...
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16 Oct 2023
Urban Alliance criticises government plans for UK towns
Following calls from the RSN for more investment in Rural Market Towns (see Bulletin 2.10.2023) after the government unveiled its Long-tern Plan for Towns, the Industrial Communities Alliance has added...
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10 Oct 2023
RSN Chief Exec explains to Labour conference what is needed to get people onto public transport
“It’s simple – we need fairer funding so that rural areas are not left behind in discussions about transport.” The one line I hope everyone at the round table event...
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02 Oct 2023
RSN calls for more investment in Rural Market Towns
On the eve of the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, the Prime Minister announced £20m of funding for 44 towns in England. The Long-term Plan for Towns will “empower communities...
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19 Sep 2023
RSN National Conference 2023: And we are off!
Our annual conference has started with a bang this year thanks to all our fantastic speakers and delegates. Speaking after the second day, RSN Chief Executive Kerry Booth said: “So...
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18 Sep 2023
RSN Chief Executive, Kerry Booth, explains how we can connect rural places
“Last week, I was invited to speak at the Westminster Energy, Environment and Transport Forum policy conference which was exploring the topic of Beyond ‘smart cities’ – next steps for...
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06 Sep 2023
RSN calls on government for a fairer share of funding for rural areas
As the government starts work on the Provisional Local Government Funding Settlement for 2024/25, due for release in December, RSN Chief Executive Kerry Booth has written to the Secretary of...
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