Broadband Confusion

* Tackling consumer confusion about broadband technology - Ofcom

Rural Britain Today – What’s to Love, the Myths and Challenges

Sources:

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/money/2022/jan/12/escape-to-the-country-the-top-10-uk-property-searches-in-2021

[2] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/air-quality-statistics/ntrogen-dioxide#why-measure-no2

Raw stats of NO2 concentrations for 2022: Urban: 15.63964681 ug/m³ Rural: 6.032010745ug/m³

[3] https://bettertransport.org.uk/media/future-of-bus-funding-oct-2019/

[4] https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-62983030

[5] https://media.cla.org.uk/documents/APPG_The_Rural_Premium.pdf

[6] https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0032/267926/march-23-home-broadband-performance.pdf

[7] https://www.cpre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/2021_CPRE_Young-people-in-rural-areas_full-report.pdf

[8] Gigaclear's Rural Life Today Survey

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Rural Businesses Competing on Uneven Playing Field

References:

[1] https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/628e8ccb8fa8f5561cd9b2db/Businesses_May_2022_final.pdf

[2] Growth opportunities for rural businesses, but long-standing challenges remain -  Rural Services Network (rsnonline.org.uk)

WFH Trend Looks Set to Stay

[1] Remote working is probably here to stay, and these are the reasons why | Institute for Fiscal Studies (ifs.org.uk)

[2] More than half of staff at Home Office HQ were WFH last week despite growing migration crisis as critics demand civil servants return to desks | Daily Mail Online

[3] https://www.countryside-alliance.org/resources/news/rural-residents-will-pay-800-more-a-year-to-drive

[4] Majority of employees ready to walk if companies do not embrace hybrid working, report reveals (peoplemanagement.co.uk)