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
Council’s Progress Report on Climate Change Disappoints 22nd September 2023 Wokingham Borough Council’s Liberal Democrat administration’s record on climate change is 12 disappointing months of inaction. That is the assessment of the... Local News
1800 residents support petition to save our litter bins 21st September 2023 The Leader of Wokingham Borough Conservatives, Cllr Pauline Jorgensen, has presented a petition of over 1800 residents’ signatures at a Council meeting on... Local News
Matthew Barber PCC Local Crime Survey 19th September 2023 Matthew Barber is the Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner. He says: "throughout the Summer, my office and I have attended a range of different events... Local News
HS2 19th September 2023 I voted against HS2 when Parliament was asked to make a decision on going ahead with the project. I had read the business case, which was as thin as it was... Opinions
Getting people back to work 18th September 2023 I have drawn attention to the loss of nearly 800,000 self employed since February 2020, and proposed tax changes to reverse the losses. I am surprised Ministers... Opinions
The productivity and output problems in the public sector 16th September 2023 I have pointed out before that the UK uses a different statistical presentation of public sector health and education to comparable countries. The UK attempts... Opinions
Saving industry 14th September 2023 The path to net zero threatens many traditional industries that rely on fossil fuels for their manufacture and for their products. The car industry is being... Westminster News
A sign of things to come 13th September 2023 Earlier this week, seven Labour councillors on Sheffield Council were suspended by the National Labour Party for failing to back proposals in their local plan... Local News
John Redwood MP's Question on the Prime Minister’s G20 Summit Statement 13th September 2023 John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): Did the Chinese representatives give any indication of when they might stop their big increases in carbon dioxide and start to... Westminster News
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