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
Letter to Defence Secretary 14th August 2020 Dear Ben I am writing in support of more UK procurement of defence equipment in general, and about naval vessels in particular. The MOD has promised to reboot... Westminster News
New Lease of Life for unwanted bicycles! 13th August 2020 "It's great news that within the last year, over 4,000 bikes left a re3 recycling centres have been re-used instead of being sent to landfill. This benefits our... Local News
The language of the left 13th August 2020 People complain to me that they can no longer say what they wish. They feel they are losing their right to free speech or to independent thoughts. They have to... Westminster News
GDP figures reveal big decline in public service output and rise in public sector inflation 12th August 2020 Two of the biggest sector falls in the economy in the sharp recession last quarter were health and education, owing to the impact of the virus on their ability... Westminster News
Taxing development 11th August 2020 The government wants to speed more housebuilding, but it also wants to tax development. It proposes a new infrastructure tax to replace the existing system. It... Westminster News
On line meeting with Schools Minister 11th August 2020 I dialled in to Nick Gibb’s briefing yesterday about the forthcoming exam results. He set out the position as I did on my blog yesterday. He agreed it would... Westminster News
BA should listen to their staff 11th August 2020 JOHN REDWOOD MP has condemned the way IAG has treated their staff and written to them urging them to be fairer to their employees. He has also questioned the... Local News
Levelling up needs the schools back 11th August 2020 During the long lock downs some pupils have been able to benefit from a full timetable of on line lessons and lectures, and to have home work marked over the... Westminster News
Exam results 10th August 2020 There may be a row in England, as there has been in Scotland, over this summer’s GCSE and A level results. The first thing to stress is the award of grades to... Westminster News
Back the Makers, not the Takers 26th June 2025 Kemi Badenoch delivers speech to business leaders at the British Chambers of Commerce. National News
Kemi delivers press Conference with a survivor of grooming gangs scandal 17th June 2025 After Labour announced they will finally begin a national inquiry into the grooming gangs, Kemi holds a press conference with a survivor. National News
Labour finally U-turn on Grooming Gang inquiry after Conservative pressure 14th June 2025 Keir Starmer has finally bowed to pressure and agreed to a national statutory inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal. National News
Kemi delivers a speech at FTSE250+ conference 12th June 2025 Kemi Badenoch has delivered a speech in the city responding to Labour's damaging plans for our economy. National News
Mel Stride responds to Rachel Reeves's spending review 11th June 2025 Rachel Reeves's delivered Labour’s first Spending Review. With a torrent of promises and self-congratulations. But not the truth. National News
Labour U-turn on Winter Fuel Payments 9th June 2025 After Conservative pressure, Labour finally reinstitute Winter Fuel Payments for 9 million pensioners. National News
