Levelling up is failing to solve the rural housing and planning crisis
Monday, 4 October 2021
The government’s ‘levelling-up’ agenda will need a rethink if it is to address rural housing needs, says Graham Biggs
The government’s ‘levelling-up’ agenda will need a rethink if it is to address rural housing needs, says Graham Biggs
The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) is leading the rural economy session alongside supporting the National Rural Conference 2021 The session on Tuesday 14 September will explore the
The government’s commitment to levelling up is incredibly important, and timely. The countryside and rural communities are a key part of British life – literally fuelling the country with the
The Government announced earlier this year its plans to ‘Level Up’ the country, by allocating funding to address geographic inequalities across the UK. However, our new research warns that more
Farmers Weekly has published a new report commissioned by the think tank Onward and the National Farmers Union (NFU) looking into the major issues facing farming communities and rural regions
Councillor Tim Dwelly, a member of the Shadow Cabinet at Cornwall Council, has claimed that the Government has misled Cornwall as it is
research by the Rural Services Network and economics consultancy Pragmatix showing that the Government’s Levelling Up Fund is leaving rural communities unfairly disadvantaged in comparison to ‘red wall’ areas
Whilst attention this week is on so-called ‘Freedom Day’, those of us working in economic development are still digesting Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s levelling up speech last Thursday which focused
‘Keep It Simple’ – Rural councils and service providers call on government to ensure Levelling Up funds are allocated fairly, transparently and based on need
rural connectivity broadband vulnerability economy levelling up
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The government’s ‘levelling-up’ agenda will need a rethink if it is to address rural housing needs, says Graham Biggs
The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) is leading the rural economy session alongside supporting the National Rural Conference 2021 The session on Tuesday 14 September will explore the
The government’s commitment to levelling up is incredibly important, and timely. The countryside and rural communities are a key part of British life – literally fuelling the country with the fantastic food this land produces and contributing more than £120 billion to the national economy.
The Government announced earlier this year its plans to ‘Level Up’ the country, by allocating funding to address geographic inequalities across the UK. However, our new research warns that more than a third of England’s most deprived areas are at risk of missing out on funding and spiralling even further into poverty.
Farmers Weekly has published a new report commissioned by the think tank Onward and the National Farmers Union (NFU) looking into the major issues facing farming communities and rural regions in a bid to influence the government’s ‘Levelling Up’ agenda, with digital connectivity being highlighted as a key challenge
Councillor Tim Dwelly, a member of the Shadow Cabinet at Cornwall Council, has claimed that the Government has misled Cornwall as it is
research by the Rural Services Network and economics consultancy Pragmatix showing that the Government’s Levelling Up Fund is leaving rural communities unfairly disadvantaged in comparison to ‘red wall’ areas
Whilst attention this week is on so-called ‘Freedom Day’, those of us working in economic development are still digesting Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s levelling up speech last Thursday which focused on the need to work “double hard” to overturn inequalities so that as far as possible everyone everywhere feels the benefits of the post-COVID recovery and that we build back better across the whole of the UK
‘Keep It Simple’ – Rural councils and service providers call on government to ensure Levelling Up funds are allocated fairly, transparently and based on need
rural connectivity broadband vulnerability economy levelling up
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