Public Sector Funding
The RSN demands fairer funding from Central Government who have historically and systematically underfunded rural areas.
15 Jan 2016
Government slammed over rural funding
MPs have blasted the government’s proposed funding settlement for rural areas, describing it as unfair and inadequate. The issue of government funding for rural areas was the subject of a...
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23 Nov 2015
Government urged to honour rural fairer funding promise
PRESS RELEASE For immediate release Monday 23 November 2015 MPs and rural local authorities have called on the Government to honour a commitment to ensure rural communities receive fairer funding...
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23 Nov 2015
Government urged to honour rural fairer funding promise
MPs and rural local authorities have called on the Government to honour a commitment to ensure rural communities receive fairer funding for public services. The call is being made by...
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28 Jun 2015
Communities battered on rural funding
RURAL people are continuing to get a raw deal on essential public services because government funding unfairly favours larger towns and cities. The Rural Services Network says countryside communities are...
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01 Jun 2015
MPs voice fears for rural services
MPs returning to parliament after the general election have voiced concern for the future of rural services. Addressing the House of Commons on Thursday (28 May), Cleethorpes MP Martin Vickers...
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02 Feb 2015
Government under pressure on funding
THE Rural Services Network is continuing to pile on the pressure after a government minister agreed there was “still more to do” to rectify a funding shortfall for rural local...
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18 Nov 2013
Public Service Cuts – did we notice? The Voice of Rural Parishes
The BBC surveyed over 1000 people in a poll asking them about public service cuts The Headline from the results state: “Many people in the UK think the quality of...
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