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
Why Labour’s education policy will undermine education 30th September 2019 We are investing £14 billion into school funding to make sure our children have a world class education. We’ve made sure that extra funding will go towards... National News
The Chancellor’s Speech to Conference 2019 30th September 2019 Twenty years ago, Mum thought it was a big deal when she watched the first Asians move into Coronation Street here in Manchester.Well, now she’s watched as the... National News
We’re giving police officers Tasers to combat assault 29th September 2019 Senseless violence has blighted our streets for far too long.Over recent weeks, we have seen police officers attacked while simply doing their jobs. And... National News
We’re bringing shipbuilding back to the UK 29th September 2019 The Prime Minister announced that new warships for the Royal Navy will be built in the UK.This will secure thousands of jobs for people at British shipyards and... National News
6 things to know about our huge hospital building programme 29th September 2019 We want to make sure that the NHS is delivering for patients across England. So at the beginning of Conservative Party Conference, Health Secretary Matt Hancock... National News
4 ways we’re expanding UK animal rights 29th September 2019 As we leave the European Union and get Brexit done, we will not only maintain but enhance animal welfare standards, placing us in a strong position to lead the... National News
