Labour Budget Strains Wokingham Charities Tuesday, 5 November, 2024 by Cllr George Evans The recent Labour budget has introduced significant financial pressures for Wokingham’s charity sector, which plays a crucial role in supporting our community’s most vulnerable residents. Local charities, which already operate on lean budgets, are now grappling with the increased costs from national insurance contributions and the minimum wage hike. These changes place an... Local News
Town Regeneration wins national award! 11th January 2021 We are thrilled to share the news that Wokingham Town Centre Regeneration project won the Best Housing, Regeneration or New Build Initiative award at the... Local News
The benefits of taking back control 10th January 2021 The establishment media has been concentrating on the Dover Calais route and expressing concern that there were no lorry queues there on our first Brexit days... Westminster News
University Challenge 9th January 2021 The pandemic lockdowns have posed a series of difficult questions to universities. Today we live in a world where they have been told to go over to remote... Westminster News
Roll out of the Covid-19 vaccine in Berkshire 8th January 2021 John Redwood MP has received this update on the vaccine programme from the Berkshire West Integrated Partnership: It’s the biggest mass vaccination programme in... Local News
Education and lockdown 8th January 2021 The decision to put the country back into lockdown ended the argument about whether the schools should stay open. It also strengthened the position of all those... Westminster News
Public Health debate 7th January 2021 Sir John Redwood (Wokingham (Con): I am very worried about the loss of liberty. I am very worried about the economic damage. I am very concerned about all those... Speeches in Parliament
Growing the UK’s haulage industry 6th January 2021 The UK has lost market share in long distance haulage. Lower labour rates and lower taxes on vehicles in parts of the EU have allowed undercutting of UK... Westminster News
Can lockdowns work? 5th January 2021 Many countries have imposed lockdowns and curfews. There is no sign from the international numbers that those locking down more for longer have been more... Westminster News
How I feel about leaving the EU 4th January 2021 I was asked to provide a comment, so I reproduce here for my readers: I was told when young I was born into a country famed for her democracy, the home of the... Westminster News
Cost of Corbyn: Labour's plans for 108 new taxpayer funded quangos revealed 10th December 2019 New analysis shows that Labour’s manifesto commits to creating over 100 new quangos, with a total cost of £13.2 billion over the next five years. National News
Brexit, actually 9th December 2019 Boris Johnson's funny election advert parodies Love Actually but makes an important point: this election is too close to call. National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to make our streets less safe 9th December 2019 Labour’s opposition to stop and search would increase crime on our streets, putting frontline officers and communities at risk. National News
Sport investment will get us ready for the World Cup bid 7th December 2019 A Conservative Majority Government will put a £550 million investment in grassroots football at the centre of its plans to back a UK and Ireland World Cup 2030... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s plans to rig a second EU referendum 6th December 2019 The Prime Minister has written a letter urging Jeremy Corbyn to reconsider his Brexit policy and his plans to fiddle Labour’s second Brexit referendum. National News
Corbyn’s new high street tax will clobber local shops 6th December 2019 Labour’s plans for a new ‘land value tax’ will clobber high streets and town centres. National News
