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 question about the Government’s Schools White Paper 31st March 2022 Rt Hon Sir John Redwood MP (Wokingham) (Con): How will the poorly performing schools get the brilliant teachers and better professional development that the... Westminster News
Two written answers from the Department of Health and Social Care 31st March 2022 John Redwood MP is continuing his questions to the Health department to highlight the lack of specific costed plans to deal with the waiting lists and quality... Written Questions News
A new energy policy 29th March 2022 The government is offering us a new energy policy. It wants a new long term plan for its aim of getting to net zero by 2050, and a shorter term plan for the... Westminster News
President Biden’s gaffes 28th March 2022 When President Trump was in office the U.K. media and some on this site sought to argue that most of what he said was unacceptable. Now we have President Biden... Westminster News
Wokingham Borough Council Plan Refresh 24th March 2022 Speech by Cllr John Halsall, Leader of the Council, proposing the item at tonight's council meeting: “On coming to the Council three years ago, I promised that... Local News
Welcoming Ukrainian refugees to Wokingham Borough 24th March 2022 Speech by Cllr Gregor Murray, Executive Member for Communications, Resident Services and Emissions, at the Council meeting on 25 March.: “We learned during the... Local News
Daniel Hinton - campaigning for Burma Hills 24th March 2022 At the Council meeting tonight ( Thursday 24 March) Daniel Hinton asked the following question: Since the GP at Burma Hills has retired and local residents are... Local News
Council response to the Ukraine Crisis 24th March 2022 Speech by Cllr John Halsall, Leader of the Council this evening “I am sure I speak for the Council and indeed the Borough, when I express our shock, sorrow, and... Local News
Building begins for new school in Winnersh 24th March 2022 There’s great news for local young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) as work has started on site to build the new Oak Tree School in... Local News
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's CBI Conference speech 18th November 2019 Read the Prime Minister's speech from the CBI Conference here. National News
Boris Johnson: End the Brexit uncertainty so we can get on with business 17th November 2019 The Prime Minister has unveiled a package of measures designed to help business make the most of Brexit. National News
Conservatives announce range of measures to take back control of our borders 17th November 2019 Only by installing proper controls and ending the preferential treatment of EEA migrants will we be able to attract the brightest and the best from around the... National News
Vote Blue, Go Green 16th November 2019 A Conservative majority government would embark on an era of “true 21st century Conservativism” by tripling tree-planting rates and creating a new £500 million... National News
Corbyn's fantasy broadband plans would cost hardworking taxpayers billions 15th November 2019 You can’t trust anything Labour say until they have a plan for Brexit. Their fantasy broadband plans are simply another thing they wouldn’t be able to deliver –... National News
Supporting the heart of our local communities 15th November 2019 The Prime Minister today announced an ambitious package, backed by hundreds of millions of pounds of investment, to support towns and communities across Britain... National News
