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
Amanda Milling: 'We’re delivering our manifesto promises against the odds' 24th November 2020 Amanda Milling, Chairman of the Conservative Party, talks about how we're delivering on our 2019 Manifesto pledges against the odds. National News
Our COVID Winter Plan 23rd November 2020 During this period of national restrictions, our COVID Winter Plan will the NHS, keeps children in school and lets the economy get moving again. National News
Our largest boost to our Nation’s Defence in a Generation 19th November 2020 We’re delivering a funding boost of over £24 billion for our nation’s defence. Ensuring we keep our nation safe from the evolving international threats we face. National 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
