National Rural Conference

This year’s National Rural Conference hosted by the Rural Services Network (RSN), served as a pivotal gathering for around 650 delegates from more than 130 organisations, representing a diverse range of sectors. It provided a unique opportunity for policymakers, community leaders, and industry experts to collaborate on the most pressing rural issues. With a new government now in place, the conference underscored the urgent need for a cohesive rural strategy to unlock the ‘sleeping giant’ of the rural economy, which – with the right policy framework – could create an additional £9 billion to £19 billion a year in tax revenues.

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