Protect Wokingham's Green Belt and Green Fields Tuesday, 28 July, 2026 The Green Belt is vital for preserving the character of local towns, supporting wildlife, and preventing urban sprawl. Wokingham Borough Council's recent call for sites is part of its build-out of a new Local Plan. We urge the council to prioritise brownfield sites, ensure infrastructure supports new developments, and involve communities in safeguarding our green spaces. Development should only... Local News
NHS reorganisation 17th November 2021 I read little about the wide ranging management re-organisation of the NHS underway as the institution wrestles with recovery from the pandemic and continues to... Westminster News
Remembrance Parade and service at Arborfield 15th November 2021 On Sunday 14th November I joined the British Legion in Arborfield for the march to the War memorial and for the service. I laid a wreath alongside others from... Westminster News
Local Plan Update - Great News for Wokingham 15th November 2021 Conservative-led Wokingham Borough Council's Local Plan Update: Revised Growth Strategy is now out for public consultation, giving every borough resident the... Local News
Levelling up 15th November 2021 The government is we are told working up an agenda to show how levelling up will take place. Under Secretary Gove all the main departments are being harnessed... Westminster News
Remembrance Sunday in Arborfield 14th November 2021 On Sunday 14th November john Redwood MP joined the British legion in Arborfield for the march to the War memorial and for the service. He laid a wreath... Local News
Carbon counting has its limits 13th November 2021 I drew attention to some of the many areas where carbon counting is the main driver of U.K. policy. As a few of you point out, it does not seem to drive the one... Westminster News
The place of carbon counting in policy making 13th November 2021 The UK has been the most successful larger country at cutting its carbon dioxide output since 1990. Some of this was a gain for our economy and society a well... Westminster News
Carbon pricing, carbon offsets and green wash 12th November 2021 As we near a final text from COP 26 it appears the main producers of CO2 in the world are wedded to their fossil fuel economies and most plan to produce more... Westminster News
Global government, elite restrictions 9th November 2021 The Brexit vote was above all a vote to take back control from an unaccountable international body. People were fed up with rules and taxes that we had little... Westminster News
Prime Minister’s Statement on Coronavirus in full 23rd September 2020 Read the Prime Minister’s Statement as delivered on new measures to tackle the Coronavirus, delivered on 22 September 2020. National News
Here’s the Government’s new measures to tackle coronavirus 23rd September 2020 We are introducing new restrictions in England, to suppress the disease, and minimise damage to lives and livelihoods. National News
"Out of touch": 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their Conference 23rd September 2020 Read about the top 10 things everyone should know about Labour after their 2020 Conference. National News
Amanda Milling: ‘The PM still has support of Red Wall despite locking down the North’ 19th September 2020 Amanda Milling, chairwoman of the Conservative party, is wincing at the memory of being a government whip at the height of last year’s parliamentary paralysis... National News
Independent Investigation into Discrimination reaches second phase 18th September 2020 The Independent Investigation into Discrimination within the Conservative party reaches its second phase: the public call for evidence. National News
Prime Minister’s statement on protecting the Union: Speech in Full 14th September 2020 The Prime Minister sets out the case for the Internal Market Bill, which would secure free trade inside of the United Kingdom once we exit the transition period... National News
