Countryside
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Taking the opportunity, of boundary changes and palpable unpopularity!
James Coldwell Chew Valley, the largest and most rural ward in North East Somerset, may not be a Labour stronghold. Yet at this year’s branch AGM members left upbeat and energised, determined to play their part in Labour’s effort to unseat Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg. I attended the meeting, as a guest speaker, to lead a…
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Labour’s offer to communities of the Country
The LCC team Communities of the Country may not have always been seen to be electorally important to Labour, yet without some support from these communities, without some reflection of their needs and concerns, and their futures, Labour will neither win where it could, given so many of these issues are reflections of those we…
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COVID-19: The Rural Dimension with Daniel Zeichner MP | Zoom Event
We’re happy to support and promote the following online session with Labour’s new Rural Affairs Shadow, Daniel Zeichner MP. See below for further details and to RSVP. There are plenty of news articles about people wanting to flee the cities for rural idylls yet coronavirus has not been plain sailing for people who already live…
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Labour’s Offer to Communities of the Coast and the Country | Hywel Lloyd
After almost a decade of Tory led governments vast swathes of countryside communities have been let down if not closed down. There are still too many not-spots for mobile reception, too many places without decent broadband, places where you can’t get to stay and live locally in a home to own or rent; while the…
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The Case for a Rural Strategy | Graham Biggs, Rural Services Network
I have spent decades arguing the case for better investment by the government into our rural areas. Here are my thoughts on this subject in the current climate. I readily accept that there is significant inter-dependence between urban and rural areas and that the City of London, and Northern Powerhouse are obviously major contributors to…
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LCC @ Labour Party Conference 2019
‘Winning England’ drinks, in partnership the English Labour Network | Sunday 22 September, 12:00 – 12:30 Ahead of our annual gathering at 12:45, start conference in style by joining us for a drink at the seaside Tempest Inn to meet other like-minded Labour members who recognise that our party must win outside of the major cities to form…
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Time for a Strategy for the Rural Economy | Baroness Young
Rural economies are not just like urban ones but with less people and more cows, they are distinctive, providing not just livelihoods for rural dwellers but increasingly locations for business start-ups, often digitally enabled. The countryside and its landscapes and wildlife is one of England’s greatest assets and many people choose to live in rural…
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Putting the people of coast and country at the centre of decision-making.
I have lived in Hampshire for a large portion of my life and worked in a local authority in a predominantly rural county, so have seen first hand the kinds of unique issues people face when living in the countryside – particularly when they are also dealing with challenging life circumstances such as unemployment, disability…
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The Coast & Country question: why should Labour bother with the rural vote?
In the last summer of 2013, I was interviewed on Radio Norfolk. They had recently heard about my campaign to get the Labour party to launch a “Rural manifesto” to reconnect with non-urban voters. Some had even read my Rural manifesto proposal – over-long and badly written, though it was. It was a terrifying experience,…
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What does Labour need to do to win the rural vote?
How will Labour win the rural vote? I’ll some it up in three words: policy, process, and people! People with passion for the rural, for the countryside and coastal communities which help define this island nation. But first of all, we must be clear on what we mean by the “rural vote”. That really matters!…