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
School Buildings 2nd September 2023 The law lays down that the maintenance and safety of school buildings is the responsibility of the Council acting as the Local Education Authority or the... Westminster News
Nutrient Neutrality reforms welcomed in West Berkshire 1st September 2023 The Government is tabling an amendment to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill that will, if passed, reform EU Rules on Nutrient Neutrality. Nutrient... Local News
Why the UK and the EU are falling so far behind the US 28th August 2023 Consider the 2022 figures for GDP per head USA. $75 000 UK. $45 000 EU. $37 000 The UK has spent the last 50 years trying to align itself more and more in trade... Westminster News
The asylum backlog – and the NHS waiting list 26th August 2023 The Prime Minister has made clear Ministerial wishes. The asylum backlog of cases must be brought down. The NHS waiting lists must be reduced. Secretaries of... Westminster News
The Future of St Crispin’s Leisure Centre 25th August 2023 Wokingham Borough Council is currently holding a consultation on the future of St Crispin’s Leisure Centre. However, the Council’s Liberal Democrat leadership... Local News
Call to Lib Dems to stop making the wrong choices 24th August 2023 Cllr Pauline Jorgensen said, “This independent report, by the Institute of Fiscal Studies, puts into perspective all that the Liberal Democrat leadership has... Local News
What is happening at Wokingham Borough Council? 24th August 2023 Cllr Pauline Jorgensen writes: The last month has led me to seriously wonder: who, if anyone, in the Liberal Democrat Group is in control at Wokingham Borough... Local News
Wokingham gets more money per head than neighbours according to IFS 23rd August 2023 John Redwood MP has had a few emails from constituents repeating Lib Dem claims that Wokingham gets little or no government funding and is short of money to... Local News
More funny numbers from the OBR 23rd August 2023 So we learn that UK state borrowing was £11.3 bn less in the first four months of this financial year than the OBR forecast. Spending was up so the main reason... Westminster 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
Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in full 23rd September 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s Statement as delivered on new measures to tackle the Coronavirus, delivered on 22 September 2020. National News
