Much has been made of the levelling up agenda as an opportunity to reduce regional inequality, but this comes at a time where research undertaken by the Country Land and Business Association indicates a widening gap between urban and rural areas. Closing that gap could add £43bn to the national economy.
In a virtual roundtable hosted by the National Housing Federation during Rural Housing Week 2022, we heard different perspectives on how we can shape the levelling up agenda to ensure rural England remains one of the best places to live and work in the UK.
Please find below (or click here for a PDF version) a presentation given by English Rural board member and Director of Pragmatix Advisory, Mark Pragnell on ‘Sustaining Rural Communities – The Hidden Challenge for Levelling Up’:
2022-07-06 National Housing Federation rural housing week (002)
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