Local government looking ahead to increased devolution
The MJ reports that local government officials are expecting a ‘devolution revolution’ after Thursday’s election result During this tenure in office, the Prime Minister has backed further mayoral models and supported extending powers for existing deals. In its manifesto, the Conservative Party said it would maintain the council tax cap, seek cross-party consensus on social […]
Calls for more support to rural communities
The rural economy needs more support from the next Government to ensure it does not miss key targets such as climate change, the managing director of Madeleys Chartered Surveyors has said The Shropshire Star covers the comments, which outline Paul Madeley’s belief that there is a lack of understanding of the rural communities and farming […]
Johnson’s options for Environment Secretary
The Farmers Guardian lays out the rumoured front runners for the Prime Minister’s next Environment Secretary if Theresa Villiers does not remain in the post Whoever assumes the role will have oversight of rural affairs. Brexiteers James Cleverly and Rishi Sunak have both previously held Cabinet positions in Johnson’s Government and experienced increased profile during […]
Rural businesses hope election result will put an end to uncertainty
Regional paper the Shropshire Star reports that business owners are hoping the Conservative majority in Parliament will put an end to the uncertainty ‘that has plagued many businesses’ and ‘impacted on investment plans and contracts’ The article argues that business ‘has been stagnating’ due to Brexit uncertainty but the new majority should pave the way […]
Councils fight back against BT plans to remove rural phone boxes
Local authorities in Yorkshire have banded together to oppose BT’s plan to remove telephone boxes in rural areas, according to the Yorkshire Post Councils across Yorkshire are calling on BT to keep at least 12 of the 43 public phones it hopes to remove in the coming months citing a ‘clear and overriding social need […]
Spotlight on fairer funding to address the local penalty
The RSN is calling on government to produce a fully funded, comprehensive rural strategy. In this strategy there are a number of areas which we believe are linked, and need to be addressed to produce a vibrant rural community. One of these is fairer funding to address the local penalty Rural Communities have been historically underfunded […]
