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Rural Lens Review: The King’s Speech 2024

At the opening of parliament on 17th July 2024, The King’s Speech highlighted a series of legislative priorities aimed at addressing critical national issues. A number of these new bills

The King’s Speech: A missed opportunity for rural voters?

In last week’s Bulletin, I reflected on what rural communities needed to hear in the King’s Speech.  I had hoped that we would see the following principles applied through the provisions set out: An approach that considers the different challenges rural areas face, and solutions to target those challenges; Policy that has been designed to meet the needs of rural areas; The right data, collected at the right level, to enable policy makers to measure the success of policy decisions from both a rural and urban perspective.

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Tag: king’s speech

The King’s Speech: A missed opportunity for rural voters?

In last week’s Bulletin, I reflected on what rural communities needed to hear in the King’s Speech.  I had hoped that we would see the following principles applied through the provisions set out: An approach that considers the different challenges rural areas face, and solutions to target those challenges; Policy that has been designed to meet the needs of rural areas; The right data, collected at the right level, to enable policy makers to measure the success of policy decisions from both a rural and urban perspective.

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