Farming Today

People living in the countryside could be hit harder by the spending cuts announced this week, according to a think-tank. The Plunkett Foundation says historically spending cuts have disproportionately affected rural communities because of the higher costs of delivering services there. Charlotte Smith heads to Barford in Warwickshire to find out how people there think it will impact their housing, travel, businesses and farms and how they plan to cope. With 80 volunteers manning the community shop they have plenty of enthusiasm to make David Cameron's 'Big Society' idea work but will other rural towns and villages be in the same position? Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Anne-Marie Bullock.