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
A better Christmas? 24th November 2020 Plenty of people want a Christmas to cheer them up. Sales of trees and decorations are by all accounts good. People are brightening up their living rooms early... Westminster News
The battle of the EU budgets – and the rule of law 23rd November 2020 The EU claimed it had reached agreement on a 7 year budget from 1 January 2021 and on the planned Euro 750 billion CV 19 recovery fund, now known as the Next... Westminster News
Who will run Germany – and the EU? 23rd November 2020 As always the mainstream UK media ignore the gripping power struggles going on in Germany and the EU. You would have thought the media’s enthusiasm for all... Westminster News
Politically correct speaking 21st November 2020 Wokeish is not my mother tongue, but I feel I can usually speak and write it fluently because it is all the opposition parties in the Commons speak all the time... Westminster News
Will you change cars – and boilers? 20th November 2020 The EU, the US under Mr Biden and the UK all want people to dump their petrol and diesel cars and buy electric or go by train. They also want us to scrap our... Westminster News
A green industrial revolution? 19th November 2020 The Prime Minister this week wrote an article setting out his plans for a green revolution. His immediate target is to help create 250,000 new jobs to go with... Westminster News
Residents encouraged to look out for each other - fun competition for children to design a reflector ...see below 17th November 2020 To coincide with Road Safety Week, Wokingham Borough Council is launching their ‘Be Bright Be Seen’ campaign, encouraging residents to continue to look out for... Local News
Has the EU learned anything about Brexit? 12th November 2020 I made the mistake of agreeing to an interview from German TV yesterday in London. I assume as they are intelligent people, their pro EU bullying questions... Westminster News
Levelling up 11th November 2020 The government should move on from lockdown to levelling up. The response to CV 19 has accelerated trends to more on line shopping, more homeworking and more... Westminster News
The Prime Minister's Statement on the COVID Vaccine in Full 9th November 2020 Read in full the Prime Minister's statement on mass testing progress, the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine and more. National News
4 Ways this Government is Supporting Businesses this Winter 6th November 2020 Throughout this pandemic, our priority has been clear: to protect lives and livelihoods. The Government’s announcements today will support businesses this... National News
The Prime Minister's COVID-19 Update in Full 5th November 2020 The Prime Minister spoke to the public on the first day of lockdown on our plans to tackle the coronavirus. Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. National News
Supporting our Economy this Winter: Chancellor's Statement in Full 5th November 2020 The Chancellor's Statement to the House on 5 November 2020, on our plans to support our ecnomy this winter as we tackle the virus. National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on Coronavirus in Full 2nd November 2020 Read the Prime Minister's statement today on coronavirus in full. National News
New National Restrictions in England - Stay at Home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. 1st November 2020 The second coronavirus peak that we have seen around the world has shown us all that we are going to be dealing with the coronavirus for the long-term. National News
