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
Priti Patel: Fixing our broken asylum system 4th October 2020 Home Secretary Priti Patel on fixing our broken asylum system, law and order, policing, and being firm but fair so that the system caters for those in greatest... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020: Day 1 3rd October 2020 Top stories from Conservative Party Conference 2020 Day 1 (3rd October), including: better transport, "Generation Buy", new Conservative HQ in Leeds, and... National News
We have launched our Blue Wall Fund 3rd October 2020 We have launched a new "Blue Wall Fund" to deliver for people in the North who voted for change in the historic 2019 election victory. National News
Conservative Co-Chairman announces new headquarters in the North 3rd October 2020 The Conservative Party will open a new headquarters in Leeds to reinforce our commitment to the people of the North. National News
Black History Month 2020 1st October 2020 Celebrating the impact of black people on global culture and society. National News
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak on the Winter Economy Plan 24th September 2020 The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak has today launched his Winter Economy Plan, our economic response to the Coronavirus pandemic for the coming winter... National News
