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
More money for Wokingham health and social services 23rd November 2022 The government has allocated an additional £334,000 to Wokingham and £417,415 to West Berkshire Councils to help with the social care costs of people being... Local News
Do not sell the bonds at a loss. My speech on the Autumn Statement 23rd November 2022 This autumn statement is quite easy to characterise: it will increase spending a lot, it will increase taxation revenue a lot and it will increase borrowing. I... Westminster News
Lunch club welcomes Sir Edward Leigh MP 23rd November 2022 Wokingham Conservatives welcomed Sir Edward Leigh MP as the guest speaker at their Lunch Club at Sonning Golf Club on Friday 18 November. Lunch Club members and... Local News
Matthew Barber launches local crime survey 22nd November 2022 On the 10th Anniversary since Police & Crime Commissioners (PCCs) were democratically elected, an anonymous online survey has been launched giving Thames Valley... Local News
Fill the reservoirs now 22nd November 2022 John Redwood MP has asked about filling reservoirs now from high running rivers and the need for investment in extra capacity. they are slowly moving to tackle... Written Questions News
John Redwood meets Youth MP Holly Mackinnon 21st November 2022 John Redwood MP invited Holly Mackinnon, Wokingham’s Youth MP to visit the House of Commons earlier this month. Holly is a Y11 student at The Holt School and... Local News
Stop wasting money 21st November 2022 The Autumn Statement put up spending and taxes. It should be amended by cutting out needless and wasteful spending. We do not need a government ad campaign to... Westminster News
Dodgy figures in the Autumn Statement 20th November 2022 The Treasury keeps changing the figures it shows and withholds. I feel when reading Budget and Financial Statement books now I am being pushed into a view or... Westminster News
More money for Wokingham social care 18th November 2022 John Redwood MP put the case to the Chancellor before the Autumn Statement for more money for Councils like Wokingham where social service demand has been... Local News
The network of liberty 3rd October 2021 Liz Truss, Foreign Secretary, addressed Conservative Party Conference 2021 about how we will build a network of liberty across the globe. National News
A decent, tolerant party delivering for Britain 3rd October 2021 Party Chairman Oliver Dowden addressed Conservative Party Conference 2021, promoting the Conservatives as a decent, tolerant party which is delivering for... National News
Safer Streets Fund allocations will make public spaces safer for all 3rd October 2021 On 3 October 2021, we announced allocations of £25 million for local projects aimed at increasing the safety of public spaces for all, with a particular focus... National News
Party Chairman Oliver Dowden addresses Conservative Party Members 17th September 2021 Our new Party Chairman, Oliver Dowden CBE, has written directly to Party members to talk about his plans for the time ahead and to encourage members to attend... National News
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