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
How do you best get growth? 2nd February 2023 Capitalism has delivered fantastic growth in choice, incomes, goods and services. People on low incomes today in rich societies enjoy the luxuries of the few of... Westminster News
John Redwood's Interview last night with Dan Wooton on GB News 1st February 2023 My Interview last night with Dan Wooton on GB News Please go to 1:23:38 - 1:30:10 to see my interview on YouTube. Local News
John Redwood's Intervention to the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities – New Construction Companies 1st February 2023 Building Safety Debate - 30 January 2023 John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): What actions will the Government take to make it more likely that people will set up... Westminster News
More NHS beds 1st February 2023 John Redwood MP's campaign for more beds in the NHS to expand capacity and help bring the waiting lists down has at last been successful. The government... Local News
Go for Growth says John Redwood 31st January 2023 What is it about cutting tax rates that drives the Treasury mad? Jeremy Hunt says rightly that he wants inflation down, yet his department blocks cuts in VAT... Westminster News
John Redwood's Interview with BBC Radio Berkshire’s Andrew Peach – Hospital Beds 31st January 2023 John Redwood MP was pleased to hear that NHS England will pay for 5,000 more beds and 800 extra ambulances. He has been running a campaign to get more capacity... Local News
Written Answers from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 27th January 2023 John Redwood says: "The answers below show the government is offering substantial support for the energy using industries, but some of this support is a strange... Written Questions News
Burns Supper 26th January 2023 Wokingham Conservatives enjoyed a fantastic evening at the home of Pauline and Norman Jorgensen to celebrate Burns Night last Saturday. John Redwood MP spoke... Local News
Brexit wins 26th January 2023 We voted for Brexit because we once again wanted to live in an independent country. We want our laws and taxes settled in Parliament by MPs that we can vote out... Westminster News
To unleash our full potential, we need women more than ever 28th November 2019 On the 100th anniversary of the first female MP taking her seat in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has celebrated the contribution of female... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News
Boris Johnson: Poor mobile phone signal will be a thing of the past 27th November 2019 The scourge of poor mobile phone signal in rural areas will be a thing of the past under bold new plans to be fast tracked in the first 100 days of a... National News
New national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates 27th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a national vaccination reminder system to boost childhood vaccination rates. National News
Tax hikes for the many – new report reveals millions face tax hikes under Labour 26th November 2019 A new official report released by the Conservative Party today, The Twelve Taxes of Labour, shows Labour’s manifesto would mean taxes rising for millions of... National News
Jeremy Corbyn's plan to hold two referendums will take up the whole of 2020 and will cost over £150m 26th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to hold two referendums in 2020 will take until September 2020 at the very earliest, and that the cost will... National News
