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
Lib Dem-led coalition misleading residents on food waste bags 9th August 2022 Wokingham Borough’s Liberal Democrat-led coalition administration is not telling the truth about scrapping green food waste bags, the Conservatives have argued... Local News
Audit confirms sound investments by Wokingham’s previous Conservative administration 2nd August 2022 A report by Wokingham Borough Council’s Audit Committee has found that investments by the previous Conservative administration delivered a strong financial... Local News
Conservatives lead calls for faster journeys to Waterloo 27th July 2022 The Conservatives on Wokingham Borough Council have received cross-party backing for demands that South Western Railways (SWR) improve journey times between... Local News
Lib Dem-led Coalition admits to stifling debate 26th July 2022 Wokingham Borough’s Liberal Democrat-led coalition administration has admitted to wanting to manipulate Council rules to “control debate” and stop Opposition... Local News
Northern Ireland Protocol Committee (Day 2) debate 22nd July 2022 My interventions in the Northern Ireland Protocol Committee (Day 2) debate Rt Hon Sir John Redwood MP (Wokingham) (Con): Will the Financial Secretary confirm... Westminster News
John Redwood Visits Bohunt School in Arborfield 21st July 2022 John Redwood visited Bohunt Wokingham School in Arborfield on Friday 15th July. He met headteacher Ben Godber to discuss the details for the new sixth form... Local News
John Redwood MP visits BioInteractions in Shinfield 14th July 2022 John Redwood MP visited BioInteractions in the Thames Valley Science Park on Friday 8 July. John was pleased to be invited to this successful local research and... Local News
My intervention during the debate on the Restoration and Renewal for the Palace of Westminster 14th July 2022 Rt Hon Sir John Redwood MP (Wokingham) (Con): Do we not also need some common sense and realism? Surely the priority is to do those works that are essential to... Westminster News
Electing a leader 12th July 2022 There are many considerations in choosing a candidate to vote for. I see some have already written off the full slate of 12 possible candidates. You need to... Westminster News
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