Politics
30 Sep 2019
Labour should target remainers to win rural vote
A polling expert has advised the Labour Party to target EU remainers to win back support in rural areas Joe Twyman, of polling firm Deltapoll, was speaking at a National...
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30 Jul 2019
Boris Johnson’s stance on rural issues
Farming UK has outlined Boris Johnson’s stance on rural issues following his appointment as prime minister In an interview with the Countryside Alliance, he pledged to make more funds available...
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30 Jul 2019
Tories no longer the party of rural life, says Corbyn
The Telegraph covers comments made by the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, in which he claimed that the Conservatives are no longer the party of rural communities Corbyn, speaking last week...
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30 Jul 2019
Theresa Villiers appointed Environment Secretary
The Guardian reports on the appointment of Boris Johnson’s new Environment Secretary, Theresa Villiers The paper argues that Villiers has a ‘weak’ track record on the environment and is ‘strong’...
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28 May 2019
European elections results 2019
The BBC reports on the results of last week’s European Parliament elections, in which the UK elected a total of 73 MEPs. The Brexit Party won 29 seats, followed by...
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25 Mar 2019
Shadow Defra Minister: ‘Rural areas not Gov priority’
Shadow Minister for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs David Drew MP has written a piece in the Stroud News and Journal about the ‘challenges’ of living in a rural...
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25 Mar 2019
Too much power concentrated in cities, says MP
Rachel Reeves, MP for Leeds West, has written an article in the New Statesman arguing that ‘for too long wealth and power has been concentrated in our cities’. She says...
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28 Oct 2018
Podcast Episode – Listen to the next generation
Welcome to the Podcast series – ‘The View from Here’ Carole Walker, is a former political news correspondent with the BBC. She has developed her own Podcast called ‘The View...
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08 Oct 2018
Borrowing cap scrapped
There was broad media coverage of Theresa May’s speech at the Conservative Party Conference, during which she announced that she is lifting the borrowing cap on local councils to help...
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08 Oct 2018
Towns are key election battlegrounds
The Sunday Times Magazine featured a long article on the increasing importance of voters living in towns across Britain. It highlighted the feeling of disempowerment that has been growing in...
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