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
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
Too Little, Too Late - Liberal Democrats’ Failure Has Let Down Bohunt Pupils 20th July 2023 Wokingham Borough Council’s Liberal Democrat administration has failed to deliver new places and Sixth Form for Bohunt School after Liberal Democrat candidates... Local News
Conservatives ask Labour - will you get Brexit done? 25th November 2019 Conservative candidates across the country have today written to their Labour opponents asking them to confirm where they stand on Brexit and whether they will... National News
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Our manifesto gets Brexit done and unleashes the potential of the whole country 24th November 2019 Boris Johnson will launch the Conservative Party manifesto - entitled Get Brexit Done, Unleash Britain’s Potential - in the West Midlands on Sunday. National News
Boris Johnson: My Guarantee to Get Brexit Done and Unleash Britain’s Potential 24th November 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today launched the Conservative manifesto in Telford, setting out how he will get Brexit done and unleash Britain’s potential. National News
Boris Johnson's new deal explained 23rd November 2019 Boris Johnson has negotiated a great new deal with the EU. National News
Britain will lead the fight against incurable diseases 23rd November 2019 The Conservatives will launch an onslaught against hard-to-cure diseases if re-elected, the party has announced today. National News
