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
Scotland Referendum - John Redwood's Sum Up 17th September 2014 As well as speaking up for England, local MP John Redwood has been running a series of blogs on the referendum in Scotland. Here is a useful summary and links... Articles
John Redwood - Dont break up England just because some want to break up the UK 16th September 2014 The reaction of some in the Lib Dems and Labour to the moves in Scotland to leave us or to loosen the Union ties is to seek to demolish England at the same time... Articles
How the rest of the UK would have to negotiate with Scotland 11th September 2014 With a week to go, John Redwood is publishing a number of articles on the effects of the Scottish referendum. In this first article, John discusses how the rest... Articles
John Redwood on Douglas Carswell moving to Ukip 29th August 2014 Wokingham MP John Redwood has written a short blog on Douglas Carswell's decision to leave to Conservative Party, and why he thinks that Mr Carswell was wrong... Westminster News
John Redwood on international affairs 18th August 2014 There have been horrific scenes on our tv screens from Iraq as the IS forces make their advance. We have seen the impact of the violence in the Israeli/Hamas... Articles
Rt Hon John Redwood MP on the First World War 5th August 2014 The mass slaughter on a new industrial scale in the 1914-18 war has haunted me from my childhood days. From an early age I was aware of the long shadow of all... Articles
John Redwood on raising the standard of living 18th July 2014 Since the 2010 election the UK has created an additional 1.8 million jobs. Employment is at record levels. Unemployment has come down by 372,000 since the last... Articles
Wokingham at 0.8% Unemployment 17th July 2014 John Redwood gives his views on low unemployment figures, both nationally and locally. Articles
John Redwood on what the lessons of the Great War can teach us today 11th July 2014 With the centenary of the Great War approaching, John Redwood reflects on what lessons can be learnt for current world events. Articles
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