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
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
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Read the Queen's Coronavirus address in full 6th April 2020 The Queen speaks to the nation about the challenges we are facing as a country in the weeks ahead. National News
Boris Johnson invites Party leaders to come together to tackle Coronavirus 4th April 2020 Boris Johnson has written to all leaders of opposition parties to invite them to work together at this moment of national emergency. National News
Party Co-Chairman Amanda Milling responds to Labour leadership election result 4th April 2020 Amanda Milling responds to Keir Starmer's election as leader of the Labour Party. National News
