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
My Questions in the debate on the Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill 27th May 2022 Rt Hon Sir John Redwood MP (Wokingham) (Con): Will my hon. Friend confirm that operators still need to get the agreement of the landowner or someone else who is... Westminster News
Wokingham’s Lib Dem-Labour coalition breaks its first promises on day one 23rd May 2022 Wokingham Borough Council’s Conservative Group has accused the new Liberal Democrat-Labour administration of “breaking promises before the ink was dry on the... Local News
Pauline reveals her shadow exec team 20th May 2022 Cllr Pauline Jorgensen has announced her new Conservative Shadow Executive Team and a very talented bunch they are too... From the right in photo above snapped... Local News
Conservative Group Leader's speech at the Wokingham Council Annual Meeting 20th May 2022 The speech Cllr Pauline Jorgensen made as leader of the opposition Conservative group last night: Before I get into my speech, I want to thank a number of... Local News
New Leader of Wokingham Borough Conservatives is Pauline Jorgensen 18th May 2022 Cllr Pauline Jorgensen has been elected the new Leader of Wokingham Borough Council’s Conservative Group, pledging to “focus on the priorities of local... Local News
Home ownership and house prices 12th May 2022 House prices have risen a lot in recent years for a variety of reasons. Demand has been strong, with the country needing to provide for around 300,000 extra... Westminster News
Let’s have a Conservative Queen’s speech 3rd May 2022 It is a sobering thought that the Queen’s speech on 10 May this year provides the government with the last opportunity to lay out a programme of work that can... Westminster News
Trying to get some understanding of the slowdown 25th April 2022 Last year economic policy was expansion minded. The Bank of England carried on printing lots of money and kept interest rates around zero. The Treasury decided... Westminster News
Having a proper debate on the economy 23rd April 2022 Parliament has failed to have a proper debate on the economy for many years. The main reason is that it has fallen for the lie that the Bank of England is... Westminster News
Kemi meets with parents outraged by migrant hotels 14th August 2025 The British people have had enough of being taken advantage of, but Labour just don’t care. National News
The Tide isn’t Turning: Chris Philp witnesses first hand hundreds of illegal crossings 7th August 2025 The Shadow Home Secretary saw upfront how Starmer's immigration deal isn't working National News
New Policy: Conservatives would ban doctors from striking 29th July 2025 Doctors do incredibly important work, and every day spent striking puts more lives at serious risk. National News
Kemi EXPOSES Labour’s welfare ticking time bomb 11th July 2025 Welfare Spending is growing out of control, and Labour and Reform are adding fuel to the fire. National News
Conservatives vote against Labour's useless welfare bill 2nd July 2025 In an act of cowardice, Keir Starmer has put Party before country. He cannot make the tough decisions necessary. National News
Back the Makers, not the Takers 30th June 2025 Kemi Badenoch delivers speech to business leaders at the British Chambers of Commerce National News
