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
Guidance to commercial property owners 2nd November 2020 John Redwood MP recently received this answer to a Parliamentary Question from the Government: The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has... Written Questions News
What is the point of a lock down? 31st October 2020 The first national lock down was said to be for one main reason – to save the NHS. The NHS was short of Intensive care beds and breathing systems at a time when... Westminster News
Letter to the Home Secretary 30th October 2020 Letter to the Home Secretary The tragic loss of life at sea near France this week has highlighted again the need to change policy in tackling illegal migration... Westminster News
The EU believes in tariffs 29th October 2020 Is free trade essential to our future? Or do selective tariffs do good and protect domestic industries sensibly? Westminster News
Driving out Poverty: Fair and equal opportunity for all in Wokingham 29th October 2020 “Wokingham Borough is one of the best places to live and work in the UK,” said John Halsall, “and as such what poverty we do have, it has no place in the... Local News
KEEPING WOKINGHAM BOROUGH SAFE 28th October 2020 Wokingham Borough Council’s Public Protection Service issued its first fixed penalty notice to a borough business for breaking the Covid-19 10pm closing rule. A... Local News
The new pedagocracy 28th October 2020 It is time this universocracy was made more accountable. Elected people around the world need to ask more questions about the obvious failures of the policies... Westminster News
Support for families struggling in the Wokingham Borough 26th October 2020 Since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic we have worked hard to support our residents who have faced a huge amount of pressure. No family or individual... Local News
The Presidential election 26th October 2020 Over the long campaign so far I have kept off the topic of the Presidential election. I strongly believe that politicians and commentators from another country... Westminster News
CPC23 Address from Gillian Keegan 2nd October 2023 Find out what Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said to CPC23 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Thérèse Coffey 2nd October 2023 Find out what Thérèse Coffey, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary said to CPC23 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Mel Stride 2nd October 2023 Find out what Mel Stride, Work and Pensions Secretary, said to CPC23 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Kemi Badenoch 2nd October 2023 Find out what Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch said to CPC23 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Jeremy Hunt 2nd October 2023 Find out what Chancellor Jeramy Hunt said to CPC23 in Manchester here. National News
CPC23 Address from Lucy Frazer 2nd October 2023 Find out what Culture, Media and Sport Secretary Lucy Frazer said to CPC23. National News
