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
Wokingham's Finances: Exposing Liberal Incompetence 27th March 2024 by Pauline Jorgensen, Leader of the Wokingham Conservative Group In my column in Wokingham Today on 2nd February, I said: “It’s right that any administration... Articles
John Redwood MP welcomes boost to police funding from the Conservative Government to cut crime and keep people safe across the Thames Valley 21st December 2023 John Redwood MP welcomes boost to police funding from the Conservative Government to cut crime and keep people safe across the Thames Valley Having delivered on... Local News
John Redwood MP welcomes funding boost for schools in Wokingham as the Conservative Government brings school funding to its highest level in history 21st December 2023 John Redwood MP has welcomed the news that schools in England are set to benefit from record funding as England’s core school budget reaches almost £60 billion... Local News
John Redwood MP welcomes cost of living support from the Conservative Government for pensioner households in Wokingham 21st December 2023 John Redwood MP has welcomed the arrival of the Winter Fuel Payments and Pensioner Cost of Living Payments for pensioner households in Wokingham worth up to... Local News
Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner, Matthew Barber, urges parents not to buy e-scooters for their children this Christmas 21st December 2023 E-scooters are increasingly being used as a mode of transport despite the fact that it is illegal to use a privately-owned e-scooter on public roads, pavements... Local News
Support with the cost of living 20th December 2023 Conservatives have continued to deliver on our promise to reduce inflation, giving families the immediate relief they need and putting more money back into the... Local News
Interventions in the International Health Regulations 2005 e-petition 20th December 2023 1. John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): Does my hon. Friend share my concern about the lack of accountability? We are having an extensive and public examination of... Speeches in Parliament
John Redwood's Speech in the International Health Regulations 2005 e-petition 20th December 2023 John Redwood: I hope that the Minister will listen very carefully to the debate and the petitioners, because it would be a grave error were the Government to... Speeches in Parliament
The Bank of England faces new critics 19th December 2023 I am no longer a lonely voice complaining about the failure of the Bank of England to keep inflation down, nor in arguing about excessive tightening by selling... Westminster News
New National Restrictions in England - Stay at Home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. 1st November 2020 The second coronavirus peak that we have seen around the world has shown us all that we are going to be dealing with the coronavirus for the long-term. National News
An update from the Prime Minister on our fight against coronavirus 31st October 2020 The Prime Minister has updated the country on our next steps in the fight against coronavirus. National News
Our Further Financial Support for Jobs and Businesses 23rd October 2020 We are announcing a package specifically for those businesses which are not forced to close, but face reduced demand due to additional social distancing... National News
How our Culture Recovery Fund is Supporting the Arts 14th October 2020 The Culture Secretary has announced £257 million to help save theatres, arts venues, museums and cultural organisations across England, protecting both jobs and... National News
Boris Johnson’s Update on tackling coronavirus 12th October 2020 We must act now to control the spread of the virus and protect the NHS, so we can keep cancer treatments, elective surgeries and other vital diagnostic services... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2020 speeches 7th October 2020 See speeches from Virtual Conservative Party Conference 2020 outlining how we will build back better from the pandemic. National News
