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 Borough Annual Council - Conservative Leader's speech 22nd May 2023 Since our last full Council meeting, we have lost familiar faces and gained new ones. Thank you to the former councillors of all parties for their service to... Local NewsSpeeches
Written Answer from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero – smart meters 17th May 2023 Department for Energy Security and Net Zero provided the following answer to your written parliamentary question (184254): Question: To ask the Secretary of... Written Questions News
John Redwood: Barclays bank closure in Wokingham 17th May 2023 John Redwood MP has received the e-mail below in response to his comments regarding the closure of Barclays Bank in Wokingham later this summer. John says: "I... Local News
John Redwood MP on the Today Programme, BBC Radio 4 15th May 2023 Please find below the link to John's interview with BBC Radio 4 where he discussed the need for tighter control of migration given that the Centre for Policy... Westminster News
Meeting with Minister on new SEND schools 28th April 2023 John Redwood MP has met with the Minister to welcome the decision to go ahead with two new SEND schools in Wokingham Borough including one in his constituency... Local News
UK growth was not dented by Brexit 26th April 2023 Growth in advanced countries since the great crash and banking disasters of 2008-9 has been poor. Despite ultra low interest rates and available credit, growth... Westminster News
Government and Business Management 24th April 2023 When I was first appointed a Minister I had to resign that day from Chairman of a substantial quoted industrial group of companies. The contrast between... Westminster News
Happy St George's Day 23rd April 2023 John Redwood MP writes: England is so often the country not allowed to speak its name. It was the country the EU did not want on its maps. It is the country the... Local News
It’s time for a change 20th April 2023 Last week, the Liberal Democrat Leader of Wokingham Borough Council provided his breakdown of what he sees as the “achievements” of his coalition administration... Local News
Boris Johnson’s speech outside Downing Street 13th December 2019 Boris Johnson delivered his first speech outside No. 10 Downing Street since the General Election. He told the UK how he would form a people’s Government... National News
Enough is enough. Vote Conservative and let’s get it done. 12th December 2019 In his polling day message to voters, the Prime Minister asks the public to vote Conservative. National News
Cost of Corbyn’s Christmas – Corbyn would make your family Christmas cost a third more 11th December 2019 New analysis has revealed that the cost of Christmas across Britain would increase substantially under Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour. National News
The choice tomorrow 11th December 2019 With voting to begin at 7am on Thursday, opinion polls say the election is too close to call - the Conservatives need 9 more seats for a majority, but... National News
Vote on Thursday to break the gridlock 10th December 2019 Two days before polling day, the Prime Minister is taking nothing for granted - whilst the Conservatives only need to gain 9 seats to get an overall majority... National News
Cost of Corbyn: Labour's plans for 108 new taxpayer funded quangos revealed 10th December 2019 New analysis shows that Labour’s manifesto commits to creating over 100 new quangos, with a total cost of £13.2 billion over the next five years. National News
