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At the beginning of the digital age, much hope was placed on the ability of new technology to level the playing field between urban and rural areas.

Rural areas would benefit from greater devolved decision making and a single, co-ordinated voice to avoid long-term issues being made worse by Brexit. Academics at Newcastle University, the University of Cumbria and Northumbria University looked at the implications of Brexit…

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