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
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
Boris Johnson: End the Brexit uncertainty so we can get on with business 17th November 2019 The Prime Minister has unveiled a package of measures designed to help business make the most of Brexit. National News
Conservatives announce range of measures to take back control of our borders 17th November 2019 Only by installing proper controls and ending the preferential treatment of EEA migrants will we be able to attract the brightest and the best from around the... National News
Vote Blue, Go Green 16th November 2019 A Conservative majority government would embark on an era of “true 21st century Conservativism” by tripling tree-planting rates and creating a new £500 million... National News
Corbyn's fantasy broadband plans would cost hardworking taxpayers billions 15th November 2019 You can’t trust anything Labour say until they have a plan for Brexit. Their fantasy broadband plans are simply another thing they wouldn’t be able to deliver –... National News
Supporting the heart of our local communities 15th November 2019 The Prime Minister today announced an ambitious package, backed by hundreds of millions of pounds of investment, to support towns and communities across Britain... National News
