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
Public sector output 11th February 2023 The disappointing GDP figure for December was dragged down by a fall in output at Health and Education. There were fewer GP appointments, less test and trace... Westminster News
Better guidelines for growth 9th February 2023 I thought Liz Truss was right to want to break out of low growth and looming recession . I sent her some less expensive proposals for tax cuts and an energy... Westminster News
Ownership for everyone 8th February 2023 In the 1980s I took to Margaret Thatcher the idea of ownership for everyone. She was already a keen exponent of Council house sales, the sale at a discount of a... Westminster News
John Redwood visits Shinfield Studios 7th February 2023 On Friday 3rd February John Redwood MP visited Shinfield Studios in Thames Valley Science Park. Joint Managing Directors Nick Smith and Ian Johnson invited John... Local News
New boundaries proposed for council wards in Wokingham Borough 6th February 2023 The Local Government Boundary Commission wants to hear what residents and local organisations think about the proposals. A 10-week consultation on the proposals... Local News
Cllr Stuart Munro: Financial Check 6th February 2023 Wokingham Borough Council’s Chief Financial Officer has said that the Council’s Finances were in good shape under the previous Conservative administration. This... Local News
The dangers of more state intervention 6th February 2023 Governments of the centre right as of the left have come to accept and recommend a whole range of interventions in the marketplace which do harm for the best of... Westminster News
Conservatives call for clarity 3rd February 2023 In last week’s Wokingham Today newspaper Cllr Andy Croy launched a breathless attack on Wokingham’s Conservative Group, perhaps because he finds his own awkward... Local News
The Bank of England offers no compelling understanding of inflation 3rd February 2023 The Bank of England did not apologise for the massive overshoot in inflation. Hiking interest rates to 4% for no particularly good reason and dodging the big... Westminster News
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