Let’s fire up Labour’s local elections campaign by twinning London members with activists in the countryside
To govern the nation well means being in touch with the realities of the whole of the nation.…
Rural
Owen Paterson moves the goalposts again (but this time, without the badgers)
Owen Paterson has been caught moving the goalposts once again, only this time it’s on rural broadband and…
A fair deal for the countryside? How the Tories set out to “impoverish the rural working class”
Today the government will scrap the Agricultural Wages Board for England & Wales without a vote and without…
The case for a Rural Living Wage
As a minister at the old Department for Children, Schools and Families, I was very proud when Ed…
Where costs are king scant concern is given to the impact on rural life
What is this government’s problem with the countryside? It tried and failed to sell off the forests and kill…
One Nation, One Olympics
The rural idyll Olympics! Were you one of the many people surprised to see Danny Boyle’s designs for…
Are the shires turning red?
There is no Aldi or Primark in Witney. The stone clad town has 4x4s dotted around the side…
A grand for your green
This Tory-led Government’s planning changes are dangerous and out of touch. But their response has been panic and…
Rural voters need Labour too
This seat won’t win Labour the next general election. You won’t see it on any target list, or…
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