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
Helping people buy a home 2nd July 2022 We read the government is thinking of fifty year cross generational mortgages to help people buy a home. They also need to look at supply/demand balances. Most... Westminster News
John Redwood MP's interventions in the Opposition Day debate on the Delivery of Public Services 1st July 2022 Rt Hon Sir John Redwood MP (Wokingham) (Con): Does the right hon. Member agree with me that if you wish to improve service you do not go on strike and if you... Speeches in Parliament
John Redwood MP's interventions in the debate on the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill 1st July 2022 Rt Hon Sir John Redwood MP (Wokingham) (Con): I congratulate the Foreign Secretary on her very patient and good diplomacy. Will she confirm that this very... Speeches in Parliament
Wokingham’s Lib Dem-led coalition won’t commit to keeping weekly bin collection 1st July 2022 Wokingham Borough Council’s Liberal Democrat-led coalition administration has refused to commit to keeping a long-standing policy of weekly bin collection, even... Local News
Net zero, inflation and energy security 1st July 2022 Worldwide advanced country governments are committed to the road to net zero by 2050. Their plan at Glasgow COP 26 was to speed progress. The sudden invasion of... Westminster News
Boom and bust from the Treasury and Bank 29th June 2022 History shows us that Treasury and Bank advice for the last fifty years has been poor, or in some cases Treasury advisers failed to prevent Chancellors making... Westminster News
Wokingham Borough Conservatives demand action on bus services 28th June 2022 Opposition councillors in Wokingham Borough are calling on the Council’s administration to implement a Conservative plan to save local bus services. Expressing... Local News
Where have all the new Conservative voters gone – and why? 28th June 2022 John Redwood MP writes: Some Conservatives are taking heart from the fact that in Wakefield and Honiton Conservatives stayed away rather than switching to... Articles
More productivity, higher pay 27th June 2022 Most governments want higher productivity, or say they do. most grasp that if you get people to produce more goods or services in a working week you collect... Westminster News
Our Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution 18th November 2020 Today, the Prime Minister has outlined his ten-point plan to bring about a green industrial revolution, creating 250,000 jobs and helping us to build back... National News
More than 19,000 jobs created by Kickstart Scheme 12th November 2020 Today the Chancellor has confirmed that more than 19,000 job placements have been created by our Kickstart Scheme so far – with tens of thousands more expected... National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on the COVID Vaccine in Full 9th November 2020 Read in full the Prime Minister's statement on mass testing progress, the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine and more. National News
4 Ways this Government is Supporting Businesses this Winter 6th November 2020 Throughout this pandemic, our priority has been clear: to protect lives and livelihoods. The Government’s announcements today will support businesses this... National News
The Prime Minister's COVID-19 Update in Full 5th November 2020 The Prime Minister spoke to the public on the first day of lockdown on our plans to tackle the coronavirus. Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. National News
Supporting our Economy this Winter: Chancellor's Statement in Full 5th November 2020 The Chancellor's Statement to the House on 5 November 2020, on our plans to support our ecnomy this winter as we tackle the virus. National News
