The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
Rural Economy
The RSN works to encourage a thriving rural economy in order to help support our rural communities.
12 Sep 2019
Civil Service Employment as a Percentage of working age population
Civil Service Employment can be an important element of a local authority’s economy. This analysis looks at the changing picture in your area compared to the rural/urban averages. – Civil...
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02 Sep 2019
Increased Government funding to protect high streets
Retail and Leisure International magazine reports that Boris Johnson has increased high streets funding from £675 million to £1 billion with the aim of helping an extra 100 towns 50...
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27 Aug 2019
Government pledge to fix rural Britain’s internet woes
Digital Secretary Nicky Morgan writes in the Telegraph about plans to improve digital infrastructure around Britain. She announced new measures to boost connectivity in rural communities by allowing new, and...
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27 Aug 2019
Labour plan to ‘revive’ high streets
The Municipal Journal covers the Labour Party’s plan to ‘revive’ high streets by giving councils the power to reopen abandoned shops Jeremy Corbyn announced that councils would be able to...
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19 Aug 2019
Rural groups write to the Prime Minister about no-deal Brexit
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) and the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) have written to the Prime Minister to emphasise that a no-deal Brexit is ‘highly undesirable’ for the...
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19 Aug 2019
Royal Mint no longer printing 1p, 2p or £2 coins
The website MoneyExpert.com reports on the news that 2018-19 was the first year since 1972 that no new 1p coins entered circulation No new 2p coins were issued for the...
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12 Aug 2019
Regional Imbalances in the UK Economy
IED responds to Treasury Committee Regional Imbalances in the UK Economy inquiry The Institute of Economic Development (IED) has published its response to the cross-party Treasury Committee inquiry into Regional...
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12 Aug 2019
Business leaders call on PM for further devolution
The Business Desk reports that business leaders in the north of England have called on the Prime Minister to ‘kick-start’ devolution One hundred business leaders have signed the ‘Devo 100’...
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22 Jul 2019
Model-based estimates of unemployment
This analysis shows the quarterly fluctuations in estimates of unemployment levels and rates for a chosen member authority over a period of four years. It also charts the rates for...
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22 Jul 2019
Jobseekers Allowance
The Jobseekers Allowance claimant rate measures the number of claimants as a proportion of resident population. This spreadsheet provides for a member authority an analysis over time plus the rural...
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