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
We’re ending low pay in work 3rd October 2019 People’s hard work and talents should be rewarded fairly. That has long been a key principle of Conservative government.We have made huge strides in the last... National News
This was what the Prime Minister said live at Conference 2nd October 2019 It’s great to be here in Manchester at the best attended conference for years, and I gather there was quite a lively mood last night in the hotel bars.And I... National News
Why we're ending Automatic Early Release for violent & sexual offenders 1st October 2019 The worst offenders should serve most of their sentence in prison. They should not be released after serving just half of their sentence automatically. National News
We’re signing the Armed Forces Covenant 1st October 2019 Veterans risked their lives for our country to keep us safe and protect the values we hold so dear. The Conservative Party stands behind our Armed Forces. National News
Why we’re implementing Magnitsky’s Law 1st October 2019 Once we have left the EU we will implement the ‘Magnitsky’ provisions of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. That way, those responsible for human... National News
