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Article: Our forgotten 'city' The government's Rural Advocate, Stuart Burgess explains the challenges facing the countryside AGENDA.(News)
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- The Birmingham Post (England)
- Article date:
- January 14, 2009
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Byline: Stuart Burgess
Perhaps more now than ever before, the challenges facing all of us as a result of the global recession have made us look closely at our financial situations - personal, family or business.
Interest rates, fuel costs and the performance of the pound are hot topics, reaching unprecedented levels of importance in everyday life.
Many people will be facing insecurity in their jobs and be concerned about how things are going to pan out over the next 12 months.
However, the short-term concerns over the global economy are, in ...