Report of the Rural Advocate 2007 media coverage
Some of the media coverage for the Report of the Rural Advocate 2007:
More homes ‘key to village future’, Shropshire Star - 24 March
PM urged to do more to help people in need, Coventry Telegraph - 17 March
New Report Reveals Rural Poverty, Only Finance - 17 March
Government policies 'doomed to failure', Rural Services Network - 15 March
Signs of decline, Planning Resource - 14 March
Young people forced to leave Rye and Battle villages due to lack of affordable homes, Bexhill on Sea Observer - 12 March
Commission chairman highlights county poverty, Hereford Times - 12 March
Farming unions dismiss Alistair Darling's first budget, Farmers Weekly - 12 March
Chancellor increases tax burden by £2bn by 2010, Farmers Weekly - 12 March
Locals driven out in the hunt for rural retreats, The Observer - 9 March
Rural poverty shame of North families, Newcastle Sunday Sun - 9 March
Rural poverty, Politics Show South West - 7 March
Double whammy, Politics Show West - 7 March
Rural Britain remains another country, The Telegraph - 7 March
The Cotswolds ia not full of wealth, Gloucestershire Echo - 7 March
Opening bids: Are second home owners good?, The Times - 6 March
MP backs affordable homes call, Northumberland Gazette - 6 March
Post office closures cause half-hour waits, The Telegraph - 8 March
Housing is a big issue, Bury Free Press - 7 March
Rural report draws on county, The Sentinal - 5 March
Terence Blacker: Rural dwellers are the victims of betrayal, The Independent - 5 March
Rural probe chief praises county, Express and Star - 4 March
The Big Question: Should the Government be cracking down on people with second homes?, The Independent - 4 March
Rural homes reform plea, York Press - 4 March
Floods - communities need more support, Evesham Journal - 4 March
Prime Minister to be told of Fenland hardship, Wisbech Standard - 4 March
Second homes force 1m into rural poverty, This is money - 4 march
Rural poverty 'forgotten' by Government, The Telegraph - 4 March
Urgent action demanded on plight of country life, Northern Echo - 4 March
Post office closures will 'destroy village life', Property Week - 4
March
Tax cut 'will drive up cost of rural homes', The Independent - 4 March
Changes to capital gains tax may harm rural communities, Fair Investment Co - 4 March
Planning laws could restrict second home ownership, Finance Markets - 4 March
Crackdown on second home ownership, HomeMove - 4 March
1m in rural poverty, This is money - 4 March
Second homes face tax hike, The Cornishman - 3 March
One million rural people living in poverty, Rural Focus - 3 March
The rural dream sours: 1million 'forgotten' families stuck in poverty, Daily Mail - 3 March
Poverty threat to rural Britain, Birmingham Post - 3 March
PM urged to act on rural housing, ePolitix.com - 3 March
Rural advocate: Countryside forgotten, Politics.co.uk
Poverty 'blights 1m rural homes', BBC News - 3 March
Rural housing crisis, Melton Today - 3 March
Radical blueprint for rural recovery, Western Daily Press - 3 March
Government tax cut row over rural housing, The Telegraph - 3 March
Has Labour forgotten Britain's countryside?, The Telegraph - 3 March
Gordon Brown urged to cancel home owners' tax cut, The Times - 3 March
Tax cut will 'boost house prices in rural areas', The Telegraph - 3 March
Brown urged to ditch homeowners CGT cut, Accountancy Age - 3 March
Calls for funding for flooded families, Worcester Post - 3 March
Rural living problems are being ignored, Country Life - 3 March
Report criticises lack of action over "fragile" countryside, In The News - 3 March
Rural Advocate reports to Prime Minister on realities of rural England, Farming UK - 3 March
Poverty 'blights 1m rural homes', Farming UK - 3 March
Report reveals extent of rural poverty, East Anglian Daily Times - 3 March
Blueprint to help rural areas thrive, Norfolk Eastern Daily Press - 3 March
Government ignoring the needs of rural communities, Farmers Weekly - 3 March
Buyers of second homes face crackdown, thisismoney.co.uk - 3 March
A poverty of rural solutions, News & Star - 3 March
Staffordshire has its say on new report to Prime Minister on realities of rural England, 24Dash - 3 March
Second-home council tax 'should go for housing', Yorkshire Post - 3 March
Post offices need to diversify to survive, The Telegraph - 29 February