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
John Redwood MP interview on Talk TV 27th March 2023 Please find below the link to John Redwood MP's Talk TV interview with Mike Graham where he discusses central banks, inflation and economic growth amidst the... Local News
Wokingham Conservative Councillors Win Vote to Keep Weekly Bin Collections Following Petition of 1800 Residents 24th March 2023 Wokingham Conservative Group and one of the Borough’s Independent councillors voted to retain weekly bin collections despite the Liberal Democrat/Labour... Local News
John Redwood: Red Wall voters did not elect the Conservatives to deliver a Labour-lite government 24th March 2023 When the Red Wall seats tumbled to the Conservatives in 2019 they did so for two main reasons. Many voters were angry with Labour and the outgoing Parliament... Westminster News
Conservatives say: Park these increases 22nd March 2023 After months of ignoring public petitions and concerns from Conservative councillors, this week the Lib Dem/Labour administration finally conceded that their... Local News
Council debate to keep weekly bin collections 22nd March 2023 A petition of 1800 local residents calling on the Liberal Democrat/Labour Coalition-led Council to retain weekly bin collections is set to be debated at the... Local News
Interview with GB News - Spring Budget 21st March 2023 John Redwood MP's Interview with GB News, where he spoke about the Spring Budget, going for economic growth and particularly the need for lower taxes on small... Westminster News
Written Answer from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero 21st March 2023 Question 1: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of how long it will take to place contracts to build new... Written Questions News
John Redwood on BBC Radio Berkshire’s Phil Kennedy show – Spring budget 17th March 2023 John Redwood's radio interview with BBC Radio Berkshire’s Phil Kennedy, you can find it below between: 3:11:35 – 3:16:02 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play... Local News
John Redwood - The Budget 17th March 2023 We need a better paid jobs, more investment, good news, growth type of budget . This one promotes more employment with useful measures to encourage more people... Local News
The Prime Minister's Update: Tackling the Coronavirus 30th April 2020 The Prime Minister's latest update on April 30 on tackling Coronavirus. National News
We’re extending coronavirus testing to meet our 100,000 tests a day target 30th April 2020 From today, Coronavirus testing has been extended further to protect our most vulnerable and keep people safe. National News
How our Bounce Back Loans will boost small businesses affected by coronavirus 28th April 2020 Small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders, the Chancellor announced... National News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
