The Rural Housing Alliance ask the Government to focus on rural housing
The Rural Services Network, along with the Rural Housing Alliance, the National Housing Federation and Acre, have written to Secretary of State Robert Jenrick MP in Rural Housing Week to highlight the needs of rural communities and the valuable role they will play in the country’s future. Further to the Government’s intention to invest £12 […]
COVID-19 could create a ‘lost generation’ of vulnerable teenagers
The Guardian and LocalGov report that Anne Longfield, the children’s commissioner for England, has called for focused intervention as the country emerges from lockdown, so that tens of thousands of vulnerable teenagers whose lives have been disrupted by COVID-19 aren’t at risk of slipping out of education and becoming ‘easy prey’ for criminal gangs The […]
UK sets aside £50bn extra for public services during pandemic
The Financial Times reports that the Government has authorised £48.5bn in additional spending on public services as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, including £15bn for personal protective equipment (PPE) for health workers Chancellor Rishi Sunak MP (Con) revealed the outlay of £48.5bn on Wednesday as he set out a new economic stimulus package that […]
Free-to-use cash machines within a ‘reasonable distance’ of every UK home
The Sun writes this weekend that Britons will soon get better access to free-to-use cash machines under Government plans, as banks and building societies will be required to give access within a ‘reasonable distance’ of every home in the UK Cash use in some parts of Britain has fallen 90 per cent as ATMs were […]
Growing calls for ‘coastal economies minister’
Outlets including Business Live, the Daily Echo and the Blackpool Gazette have reported on ‘growing calls’ for the Government to appoint a minister to focus on supporting coastal regions up and down the country The calls for a ‘coastal economies minister’ have been made by Maritime UK, the umbrella body for Britain’s £46billion maritime sector, […]
North losing out on life sciences budget
The Yorkshire Post has published a report suggesting the south of England receives double the investment in health research and development than the north of England The report said the North received £72 per head, compared to £168 per head in the South. Think tank IPPR has called for the life sciences to be prioritised […]
