Protect Wokingham's Green Belt and Green Spaces Tuesday, 28 July, 2026 The Green Belt is vital for preserving the character of local towns, supporting wildlife, and preventing urban sprawl. Wokingham Borough Council's recent call for sites is part of its build-out of a new Local Plan. We urge the council to prioritise brownfield sites, ensure infrastructure supports new developments, and involve communities in safeguarding our green spaces. Development should only... Local News
Nationalisation versus privatisation 26th July 2023 There are pressures today to identify core public services and claim they need to be nationalised again. The list is often strange. Water is on but food is not... Westminster News
Six types of public service 25th July 2023 The crude public sector good private sector bad which dominates much opposition party thinking is no reflection of the reality of life. Some years ago I wrote... Westminster News
Former Conservative Wokingham Borough councillor honoured as an Alderman 25th July 2023 Angus Ross has been created an Honorary Alderman of Wokingham Borough for his long service as a councillor. The former Conservative councillor, who represented... Local News
Wokingham Conservatives call out lack of substance in Lib Dem Motion 24th July 2023 Wokingham Borough Conservative Group have questioned why Liberal Democrats brought a vague motion to Council in support of a policy the Council is already... Local News
Public services, inputs and outputs 24th July 2023 In the private sector attention is centred on what service or good the company provides. If I go to shop I do not want to be told how much the shop spends on... Westminster News
The anti motorist coalition 23rd July 2023 Too many Councils and some officials in government want to price, ban and regulate the driver off the road. They spend large sums of driver taxation to thwart... Westminster News
The Chancellor’s wish to see greater productivity in public services 22nd July 2023 The Chancellor gave an important lecture recently on the need to raise public sector productivity. He drew attention to the decline in public service... Westminster News
Liberal Democrats try to silence Conservative for calling out misleading statements 21st July 2023 A Conservative councillor questioned whether a statement by a Liberal Democrat councillor in an election leaflet about a legal agreement with a supermarket was... Local News
The UK’s public sector productivity problem 21st July 2023 In an age of digital investment, artificial intelligence, smart phone activity and other leaps forward in productivity from technology, you would expect the UK... Westminster News
Prime Minister: Calling the General Election for 4th July 2024 22nd May 2024 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak addressed the nation to call the General Election for 4th July 2024. Read his speech here. National News
Celebrating International Women’s Day 8th March 2024 Find out what we're doing to support our fabulous women on International Women's Day here. National News
We’re tackling unfairness in Child Benefit 7th March 2024 Find out how the Conservatives are supporting families here. National News
Spring Budget 2024 rundown 6th March 2024 Find out how we're growing the economy, with inflation down, wages rising and National Insurance cut from 12% to 8%… National News
Let’s stick with the plan which is working 19th February 2024 Get the latest from the Chancellor on our economic progress here. National News
We are pointing in the right direction 8th January 2024 We're making progress on the country's top priorities. Find out more here. National News
