Let’s get this around rural communities and their MPs in England as well ACRE

This is good. Two points: 1. Perhaps Gensumers rather than Prosumers?, and 2. Does this not put the lie to the received wisdom that >6m population cities are more ‘sustainable’ than small towns and villages?

If you want an idea of why removing the £2 bus fare cap may be so damaging beyond polls, read Greg's quote from our focus group. At a time of deep political distrust it's one of few recent examples of a policy people can point to that tangibly improves their lives for the better

If the government raises more money from fuel duty, it should be used to retain the £2 bus fare cap in order to give people in #rural communities a low carbon public transport alternative theguardian.com/politics/2024/…

The following MPs have been appointed to the EFRA Committee and our business can now begin. Find out more: committees.parliament.uk/committee/52/e…

On the face of it, Rachel Reeves made several headline announcements in yesterday's #budget that are good news for #rural communities - however the devil will be in the detail... READ: acre.org.uk/budget-2024-ru…

National Farmers' Union Joe Stanley I’ve feel more concerned by the NFU’s response to the budget announcement, than the IHT announcement itself. Family Farm Tax? WTF? 🤷‍♂️ Surely there’s a more rational and balanced response to ease your members fears than this?

Just to be slightly political for a moment, the IHT implications are not as bad as first feared, earlier succession planning could get farms passed over to young farmers at an earlier age, along with an increase in overall budget for Defra 1/2

“…socialising the cost of inefficient infrastructure..” aka: making sure nobody is unnecessarily disadvantaged by where they live. The energy market must be managed in order to be fair to rural and urban folk alike. ACRE

I tried to book with Southern website this morning and got stuck in a doomloop that failed to complete the purchase, just repeatedly asked for my details. Resorted to Trainline

What happened to the promised review of UC? There are serious design faults especially affecting people in rural areas where seasonal and multiple part-time work is very common whilst access to Job Centres can be very difficult. ACRE Defra UK Department for Work and Pensions Citizens Advice Post and Telecoms

All change before Christmas! After 6.5 years Plunkett UK, I am joining @wrccrural in December. I'm so proud to have the opportunity to lead a charity making a difference in the county I call home & looking forward to rejoining the ACRE network. wrccrural.org.uk/meet-our-new-c…

Over nine in 10 charities have experienced at least one banking-related difficulty in the past two years, according to new research by the Civil Society Group civilsociety.co.uk/news/over-90-o…

Banking is essential for charities. But retail banks are failing to deliver suitable services that meet charities’ needs. Learn more about the ongoing campaign to improve charity banking and read the new report from CharityFinanceGroup 👇

Good to see #rural communities identified as a particular concern Transport Committee Rural bus services halved between 2008-2023 so there's an urgent need to review existing provision and consider where innovations can be made to help people reach jobs & services

Banking challenges aren’t just time consuming for charities, they’re harmful to communities in need of support. Read the new report from CharityFinanceGroup and learn more about the campaign for better charity banking 👉cfg.org.uk/news/majority_…

Very welcome for EFRA Ctte Chair to call for a coherent and consistent policy towards rural communities. This should go well beyond farming to include the way all public policy works in rural areas, especially housing, health, planning and transport ACRE

Exciting career opportunity alert!🚨 Are you passionate about championing rural communities? Do you have a proven track record in public affairs and policy engagement? 📷 Join us as our new Head of Policy & Public Affairs! Apply now: acre.org.uk/job-vacancy-he…… #Jobs