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
Written Answers from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Regarding Wind 6th January 2023 These answers reveal a worry about discussing the magnitude of special payments to renewable generators, and confirms that there are too many days when wind... Written Questions News
The battle over recession 5th January 2023 In the summer I and a few others warned the government and advised the Truss campaign that then economic policy was going to take us into recession. Official... Westminster News
Police and Crime Commissioner review aims to improve support for victims of crime 4th January 2023 Matthew Barber, Police & Crime Commissioner for Thames Valley, has today (4/1) published findings of his internal review into the provision of victim’s services... Local News
Written Answers from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Regarding Oil and Gas 4th January 2023 The Department which is meant to be increasing UK gas output to displace imports is still very reluctant to talk about what it and its quangos are doing to make... Written Questions News
Conservatives making West Berkshire a great place to live 3rd January 2023 2022 Review by Councillor Lynne Doherty, Leader of West Berkshire Council We Care for our Communities Our Offer of Support Distributed ARG Grants of up to £25k... Local News
A & E and NHS management 3rd January 2023 Yesterday when senior medics connected to the NHS warned of a crisis in A and E the BBC World at One programme did interview a senior manager from NHS Scotland... Westminster News
John Redwood's New Year message 1st January 2023 2023 could promise much. It will be the year when inflation falls from the unacceptable peaks of 2022. It should be the year when we put lockdowns and special... Local News
Proposed changes to National Planning Policy 23rd December 2022 John Redwood has received the letter below from the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Dear colleague, Proposed changes to National... Local News
A tale of our inflationary times 23rd December 2022 John Redwood shares a story: Once upon a time there were three little Central piggy banks. Or to be more accurate, at three very different times three little... Westminster News
Kemi Badenoch exposes the laws and treaties holding Britain back 6th June 2025 Watch the Leader of the Conservative Party Kemi Badenoch deliver a keynote speech on the international treaties which are holding Britain back. National News
Mel Stride delivers speech on Conservative Economic Vision 5th June 2025 Watch as the Shadow Chancellor sets out the economic principles that will guide us in the future. National News
Conservative unveil plan to take back control of our prisons 4th June 2025 Unless Labour act fast, more prison officers lives will be put at serious risk. National News
The Truth: Why Keir Starmer is giving up the Chagos Islands 4th June 2025 Keir Starmer has accused critics of his Chagos Surrender deal of siding with Russia and China, but that’s far from the truth. National News
Conservatives force Labour into Winter Fuel U-turn 21st May 2025 Under pressure from Kemi Badenoch in Parliament today, Keir admitted he’ll reverse the decision to cut Winter Fuel Payments. National News
Conservatives Introduce the ‘Deportation Bill’ 16th May 2025 While Labour continues to ignore the British Public, the Conservative Party has published a no-nonsense plan to take back control of the UK’s borders National News
