Protect Wokingham's Green Belt and Green Spaces Tuesday, 28 July, 2026 The Green Belt is vital for preserving the character of local towns, supporting wildlife, and preventing urban sprawl. Wokingham Borough Council's recent call for sites is part of its build-out of a new Local Plan. We urge the council to prioritise brownfield sites, ensure infrastructure supports new developments, and involve communities in safeguarding our green spaces. Development should only... Local 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
Does a vaccine offer a way out? 10th November 2020 I have some questions about this. How willing would you be to take such a vaccine if approved soon? Westminster News
When the evidence changes the policy should change 9th November 2020 The government’s advisers this year from the scientific and medical professions have concentrated on one main preoccupation, getting the numbers of deaths down... Westminster News
Review the data 7th November 2020 I reproduce below my piece from April 11th. I am pleased others now have come to see that bad data and wrong forecasts are a problem for the government’s... Westminster News
NHS output stays low 6th November 2020 I have been asking about the big decline in non CV 19 work in the NHS this year. Like most people I am grateful for the tireless work the CV 19 teams put in to... Westminster News
The US election 5th November 2020 So once again the mainstream media and the polling companies get an election massively wrong. They are tone deaf to people who vote for so called populist... Westminster News
Conservative-led Wokingham Borough Council has launched a new Covid-19 Dashboard 5th November 2020 The new Covid-19 Dashboard provides a fantastic one-stop-shop for relevant statistics and makes it much easier for local people to search for important data in... Local News
In praise of small business and the self employed 4th November 2020 Yesterday in Parliament the government confirmed its renewed scheme to offer some money to the self employed who are banned from working by lock down rules. In... Westminster News
Vote on lock down 4th November 2020 I voted against, as the government did not amend the Regulations in ways suggested to reduce the damage to jobs and social life. Westminster News
Keir Starmer caved to the mob by cancelling arms licences to Israel 7th September 2024 Labour gave in to the mob and threw UK interests under the bus by cancelling arms licences to Israel. National News
Why I'm calling a General Election 21st August 2024 Rishi Sunak explains in the Spectator why he has called a General Election. National News
The Triple Lock Plus: Only the Conservatives have a clear plan for pensioners 21st August 2024 From next April, the Conservatives will increase the personal allowance for pensioners in line with the Triple Lock by introducing a new age-related allowance—a... National News
Rishi Sunak Announces National Service Policy 21st August 2024 Only the Conservatives will take the bold action needed to give young people the opportunities they deserve National News
Machzike Hadath shul Speech from Rishi 21st August 2024 Rishi stands shoulder to shoulder with the Jewish community National News
General Election Speech in Full 21st August 2024 Rishi Sunak's speech in full as the Prime Minister announces a General Election in July National News
