The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
The Government announced earlier in the year its Comprehensive Spending Review which is carried out approximately every three years to allocate funding to departments which provides certainty for government departments
The RSN believes that the Government should take the lead and work with interested organisations to produce a comprehensive long term and funded Rural Strategy. We have developed a Template
The Rural Services Network featured in this months Local Government First with an article about the Time for a Rural Strategy campaign Cllr Cecilia Motley (Con) is Chair of the
Our Chief Executive (Graham Biggs) has had an article published for Rural Urban Connection which can be viewed below: As someone who has spent decades arguing the case for better investment
The Shropshire Star reports that 30 local authority leaders have called on Boris Johnson to provide better funding for shire counties A letter has been sent to the Prime Minister
New research from IPPR North based on Government figures has found that the North is set to receive more than £2,300 less per person in transport spending than London The
Whilst media headlines have naturally focussed on the new prime minister’s plans for Brexit, the formation of a new government also has implications for local government funding It has now
Rural Services Network chief executive Graham Biggs coordinated a letter which was published last week in The Times. It expresses disappointment that the Government rejected the Lords Rural Economy Committee’s
The Farmers Guardian covers the news that a coalition of rural organisations has written to Chief Secretary of the Treasury Liz Truss asking for changes ahead of the Comprehensive Spending
During Prime Minister’s Questions last week, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said that the current fair funding formula ‘will make poorer areas even poorer’ and claimed the Prime Minister had ‘pushed
The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
The Government announced earlier in the year its Comprehensive Spending Review which is carried out
The RSN believes that the Government should take the lead and work with interested organisations
The Rural Services Network featured in this months Local Government First with an article about
Our Chief Executive (Graham Biggs) has had an article published for Rural Urban Connection which can
The Shropshire Star reports that 30 local authority leaders have called on Boris Johnson to
New research from IPPR North based on Government figures has found that the North is
Whilst media headlines have naturally focussed on the new prime minister’s plans for Brexit, the
Rural Services Network chief executive Graham Biggs coordinated a letter which was published last week
The Farmers Guardian covers the news that a coalition of rural organisations has written to
During Prime Minister’s Questions last week, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said that the current fair
