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
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
The Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in Full 19th December 2020 The Prime Minister announces new measures to be taken in London, the South East and the East of England to tackle coronavirus, including new Tier 4 restrictions... National News
First Vaccinations in the UK Against Coronavirus Begin 8th December 2020 Today the first vaccinations in the UK against coronavirus begin. Thank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine. National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on New Coronavirus Regulations 1st December 2020 The Prime Minister today urged MPs in the House of Commons to pass new COVID regulations, to keep transmission down and beat the virus. National News
Amanda Milling: We’ve outdone Labour in getting females to the top 1st December 2020 Hundreds of women have put themselves forward to be potential Conservative candidates in the past two weeks. National News
Our 2020 Spending Review Delivers on the Priorities of the British People 25th November 2020 We are providing £280 billion to get our country through coronavirus. Rishi Sunak’s 2020 Spending Review sets out how. National News
