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
Deal Done: We have taken back control with our UK-EU trade deal 30th December 2020 We have secured an excellent deal for the United Kingdom, which delivers on what the British people voted for both in the referendum and the last election. National News
The Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in Full 19th December 2020 The Prime Minister announces new measures to be taken in London, the South East and the East of England to tackle coronavirus, including new Tier 4 restrictions... National News
First Vaccinations in the UK Against Coronavirus Begin 8th December 2020 Today the first vaccinations in the UK against coronavirus begin. Thank you to our NHS, to all of the scientists who worked so hard to develop this vaccine. National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on New Coronavirus Regulations 1st December 2020 The Prime Minister today urged MPs in the House of Commons to pass new COVID regulations, to keep transmission down and beat the virus. National News
Amanda Milling: We’ve outdone Labour in getting females to the top 1st December 2020 Hundreds of women have put themselves forward to be potential Conservative candidates in the past two weeks. National News
Our 2020 Spending Review Delivers on the Priorities of the British People 25th November 2020 We are providing £280 billion to get our country through coronavirus. Rishi Sunak’s 2020 Spending Review sets out how. National News
