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
Take Back Control and Back Britain 29th November 2019 The Prime Minister will today (Friday) set out his Brexit roadmap, explaining how a Conservative majority Government will unleash the benefits of getting Brexit... National News
Delivering the change people voted for 29th November 2019 The Prime Minister today set out his Brexit roadmap, explaining how a Conservative majority Government will unleash the benefits of getting Brexit done. National News
Boris asked people their honest opinions about Brexit 29th November 2019 Brexit is the biggest issue facing Britain at this election. National News
Less safe, more strain, fewer opportunities – new analysis reveals what will happen to your child’s education under Corbyn 29th November 2019 New analysis has revealed the true threat of Corbyn’s Labour to our country’s schools. National News
Only the Conservatives will protect standards in our schools 28th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will give Ofsted greater powers and more money to improve discipline in classrooms and bolster school standards, under new... National News
Ed Miliband falsely claiming to back Brexit to his leave voting constituents 28th November 2019 On the day it emerged that Labour are relaunching their general election campaign strategy to focus on leave voting areas, it can be revealed that their former... National News
