RSN Chief Executive: What did we learn from conference season?
October 16, 2023
As the political party season comes to a close, RSN Chief Executive, Kerry Booth, has been reflecting on the Leaders’ speeches to their parties.
As the political party season comes to a close, RSN Chief Executive, Kerry Booth, has been reflecting on the Leaders’ speeches to their parties.
“It’s simple – we need fairer funding so that rural areas are not left behind in discussions about transport.”
The Government’s Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill was discussed again in the House of Lords this week and this time the issue of rural featured heavily.
RSN Chief Executive Kerry Booth was part of a group of Council Leaders who met with Rt Hon Michael Gove MP to talk about the Local Government Funding Formula and the unfair funding of rural councils
The Guardian reports that Keir Starmer, who is due to take the stage at the National Farmers’ Union conference next week, may find the audience more receptive than expected
The Rural Services Network is dismayed with the Autumn Statement released today where the Chancellor set out plans to allow Councils to increase Council Tax by 5% in 2023/24
Wednesday 9th November saw a Backbench debate in the House of Commons on Levelling Up Rural Britain, introduced by Selaine Saxby MP from North Devon who opened the session by highlighting a number of challenges facing rural areas including a lack of connectivity, lack of school transport, difficulties in accessing health services, public transport and affordable housing, amongst others!
The Yorkshire Post reports that the new Prime Minister has set economic growth at the forefront of her new administration’s policy-making, aimed at ambitiously rebuilding the economy through tax cuts and reform
The Rural Services Network is part of the Rural Coalition, an alliance of 13 national rural organisations, which has written to the Prime Minister Liz Truss to welcome her to the new role, and also highlight concerns about the cost of living crisis facing rural residents
A letter from the Rt Rev Alan Smith (Bishop of St Albans and President, Rural Coalition) has been published in the Telegraph on Monday 8th August
As the political party season comes to a close, RSN Chief Executive, Kerry Booth, has been reflecting on the Leaders’ speeches to their parties.
“It’s simple – we need fairer funding so that rural areas are not left behind in discussions about transport.”
The Government’s Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill was discussed again in the House of Lords this week and this time the issue of rural featured heavily.
RSN Chief Executive Kerry Booth was part of a group of Council Leaders who met with Rt Hon Michael Gove MP to talk about the Local Government Funding Formula and the unfair funding of rural councils
The Guardian reports that Keir Starmer, who is due to take the stage at the National Farmers’ Union conference next week, may find the audience more receptive than expected
The Rural Services Network is dismayed with the Autumn Statement released today where the Chancellor set out plans to allow Councils to increase Council Tax by 5% in 2023/24
Wednesday 9th November saw a Backbench debate in the House of Commons on Levelling Up Rural Britain, introduced by Selaine Saxby MP from North Devon who opened the session by highlighting a number of challenges facing rural areas including a lack of connectivity, lack of school transport, difficulties in accessing health services, public transport and affordable housing, amongst others!
The Yorkshire Post reports that the new Prime Minister has set economic growth at the forefront of her new administration’s policy-making, aimed at ambitiously rebuilding the economy through tax cuts and reform
The Rural Services Network is part of the Rural Coalition, an alliance of 13 national rural organisations, which has written to the Prime Minister Liz Truss to welcome her to the new role, and also highlight concerns about the cost of living crisis facing rural residents
A letter from the Rt Rev Alan Smith (Bishop of St Albans and President, Rural Coalition) has been published in the Telegraph on Monday 8th August
