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
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
The hard questions that must be asked about forecasts, numbers, data and treatments 4th November 2020 Throughout this pandemic, I have been dismayed by the poor data and the misleading forecasts produced by some of the official advisers to the government. Westminster News
More homes, more homeowners, and a better deal for renters under the Conservatives 21st November 2019 The Conservatives are today setting out how a Conservative majority government would deliver more houses, help more people buy their own home and deliver a... National News
Boris Johnson: I will cut taxes for working people 20th November 2019 A Conservative majority Government will cut taxes for millions of working people on low and middle incomes, the Prime Minister has announced. National News
Get Brexit done to support British farmers 20th November 2019 The Conservatives are committing today to protect funding for British farmers, enabling them to take full advantage of the opportunities of Brexit. National News
We are committed to securing justice for victims 20th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce an ambitious package of measures to support the victims of crime, the party has announced today. National News
Boris Johnson won the first Leaders' Debate 20th November 2019 Tonight Boris Johnson set out the choice facing voters at this election – a majority Government that can get Brexit done so the country can move on, or yet... National News
“We will empower police to tackle scourge of violent knife crime,” pledges PM 19th November 2019 A Boris Johnson majority government would take a tough new approach to tackling knife crime and serious violence. National News
