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
Controlling public spending 21st April 2022 There is renewed interest amongst Conservative MPs in value for money and controlling public spending. We have just lived through an extraordinary two years... Westminster News
Focusing on local issues for local elections 21st April 2022 On 5th May, residents of Wokingham Borough will go the polls, asked to decide who your councillor should be. It’s disappointing that leaflets produced by the... Local News
Funding for Children’s and Young People’s Mental Health Services 20th April 2022 John Redwood MP has received the enclosed letter from the Minister of State for Care and Mental Health at the Department of Health and Social Care: Dear Sir... Local News
Brexit wins 19th April 2022 John Redwood MP's recent article from Conservative Home It is good news that Jacob Rees Mogg has been appointed minister for ensuring we take advantage of the... Westminster News
The Church of England turns its fire on England 18th April 2022 It used to be said, unhelpfully, that the Anglican Church was the Conservative party at prayer. As a once well attended national Church it needed to be and was... Westminster News
There is too much international regulation 17th April 2022 There are three main problems with excessive international regulation. The first is it can curb competition and innovation which would otherwise improve service... Westminster News
On the doorsteps 16th April 2022 John Redwood MP writes: I have been out and about in Wokingham, Earley and Shinfield ahead of the local elections. The main issues raised continue to be local... Local News
Good Friday Churches Together in Wokingham 15th April 2022 John Redwood MP attended the coffee morning at St Paul’s Church today and enjoyed seeing the displays and tasks for the children around the Biblical account of... Local News
Why don’t the railways want our business? 15th April 2022 It’s the Bank holiday week-end. Many people want to travel to be with family or friends. Others want to take a short break at a UK holiday destination, giving... Westminster News
Budget 2021: The Chancellor's Speech in Full 3rd March 2021 Read and Watch the Chancellor's Budget announcement here in full. One year ago, we promised the British people we would do whatever it takes to provide security... National News
Meet 3 of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates 28th February 2021 Meet three of our great Police and Crime Commissioner candidates: Festus Akinbusoye, Peter McCall and David Sidwick. National News
The Four Steps of the Lockdown Roadmap Explained 23rd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the four-step roadmap that will guide us out of lockdown. Here’s what that roadmap means for you. National News
Boris Johnson on the Roadmap to Easing Lockdown: Speech in Full 22nd February 2021 The Prime Minister set out today the roadmap that will guide us cautiously but irreversibly towards reclaiming our freedoms while doing all we can to protect... National News
Our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan 11th January 2021 Today we have published our Covid-19 UK Vaccines Delivery Plan, setting out how we plan to deliver the biggest vaccination programme in British history, to... National News
Second Approved Vaccine Begins Rollout Today 4th January 2021 Today, thousands of people across the UK will begin receiving the second vaccine approved by regulators. National News
