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
Delivering 5 pledges 14th August 2023 The very clear pledge to stop the small boats should unite the nation. Sone of the methods to stop them can also do so. Disagreement comes between those who... Westminster News
Barclays Bank offers services in the Bradbury Centre 11th August 2023 John Redwood MP is pleased to share this letter from Barclays in response to his urging that the concerns of local customers be heeded and action be taken to... Local News
The European Court of Human Rights and small boats 11th August 2023 There is speculation that some members of the Cabinet are wanting to put repeal of our membership of the European Human Rights Treaty into the Manifesto if... Westminster News
Liberal Democrats, costing you more 10th August 2023 We already know that a Liberal Democrat Council in Wokingham Borough means reduced services for local people. The most recent example is the axing of some... Local News
You cannot have capitalism without capital 9th August 2023 History and geography teaches us that societies that back free enterprise, freedom and private property more deliver higher living standards. Societies where... Westminster News
Imports Galore 8th August 2023 The combination of belonging to the EU until 2020 and adopting strange accounting practises for attributing carbon has left us in permanent balance of trade... Westminster News
Which technologies could replace our fossil fuel driven economy? 7th August 2023 With most people relying on fossil fuel for vans and cars, deliveries, holiday travel and heating and with most industry using gas coal and oil for its... Westminster News
Competition is good for many public services 4th August 2023 I've previously discussed the strange agreement in much public debate that there are a defined number of public services which need to be in public ownership or... Westminster News
We Need Actions Not Words on Violence Against Women and Girls 3rd August 2023 ‘Deeds not words’ was the suffragettes’ motto. If they updated it, it would probably read ‘Action not virtue signalling’. It isn’t as snappy but it shows... Local News
More than 19,000 jobs created by Kickstart Scheme 12th November 2020 Today the Chancellor has confirmed that more than 19,000 job placements have been created by our Kickstart Scheme so far – with tens of thousands more expected... National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on the COVID Vaccine in Full 9th November 2020 Read in full the Prime Minister's statement on mass testing progress, the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine and more. National News
4 Ways this Government is Supporting Businesses this Winter 6th November 2020 Throughout this pandemic, our priority has been clear: to protect lives and livelihoods. The Government’s announcements today will support businesses this... National News
The Prime Minister's COVID-19 Update in Full 5th November 2020 The Prime Minister spoke to the public on the first day of lockdown on our plans to tackle the coronavirus. Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. National News
Supporting our Economy this Winter: Chancellor's Statement in Full 5th November 2020 The Chancellor's Statement to the House on 5 November 2020, on our plans to support our ecnomy this winter as we tackle the virus. National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on Coronavirus in Full 2nd November 2020 Read the Prime Minister's statement today on coronavirus in full. National News
