Forum Brief: Rural broadband
Policy Consultation 16 July 2003
The Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has published a report into rural broadband.
Supermarkets under the spotlight
Press Review 14 July 2003
Forum Brief: Small business summit
Policy Consultation 3 July 2003
The prime minister held talks with the Small Business Council on Thursday.
Forum Brief: Animal disposal regulations
Policy Consultation 2 July 2003
New animal by-products regulations came into force yesterday prohibiting the burial of fallen stock on a farm.
Forum Brief: Rural policies
Policy Consultation 3 June 2003
The Countryside Agency has published its "rural proofing" report.
Forum Brief: Broadband
Policy Consultation 22 May 2003
The UK now has two million broadband connections, according to telecoms watchdog Oftel.
Forum Brief: Housing shortages
Policy Consultation 20 May 2003
Younger earners in their 20s and 30s find it harder to set foot on the home ownership ladder in the South West than any other English region, according to new
Forum Brief: Farming partnerships
Policy Consultation 19 May 2003
The English Farming and Food Partnerships body has been launched, aiming to boost profits and sustainability in farming.
Forum Brief: Whitehall and the regions
Policy Consultation 28 April 2003
Civil servants could be sent from London to the regions to improve rural services and put them more in touch with the people whose lives they rule.
Forum Brief: Budget - Environment
Policy Consultation 9 April 2003
Gordon Brown has announced a range of environmental measures in his Budget.
Forum Brief: Waste management
Policy Consultation 19 March 2003
Environment minister Michael Meacher sets out the government's position on waste management issues.
Forum Brief: Waste management
Policy Consultation 6 March 2003
Minister for the Environment, Michael Meacher MP, formally invited members of the ePolitix.com Forum to email in their views on waste management.
Forum Brief: Energy white paper
Policy Consultation 27 February 2003
The government responds to comments on the energy white paper which was published this week.
Forum Brief: Internet use
Policy Consultation 10 February 2003
The growth in internet use has slowed, according to research by Oftel.
Forum Brief: Housing plan
Policy Consultation 5 February 2003
A massive house-building programme has been unveiled by the government.
