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
Managing the NHS 14th September 2021 Many MPs raised issues with Ministers about how they will ensure that the extra money voted by Parliament in principle this week to bring down waiting lists... Westminster News
John Redwood MP visited the Wokingham Town Council Heritage Day 13th September 2021 John Redwood MP visited the Wokingham Town Council Heritage Day on Saturday 11 September. He toured the stalls, thanking people for giving the Day a boost and... Local News
What proportion of the public service bus fleet is electric? 13th September 2021 What proportion of the public service bus fleet is electric? I have received the following answer to my recent Parliamentary Question: The Department for... Written Questions News
What is being done to encourage the growing of crops for fuel? 13th September 2021 I have received the following answer to my recent Parliamentary Question: The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has provided the following... Written Questions News
What is the Government doing to arrest people who take money from people seeking to cross the Channel illegally in unsuitable boats? 13th September 2021 I have received the following answer to my recent Parliamentary Question: The Home Office has provided the following answer to your written parliamentary... Written Questions News
Bus travel 13th September 2021 I have received answers to my questions on bus services. They reveal that only 2% of the bus fleet is electric on the latest government figures, despite all the... Westminster News
Growth slows badly 11th September 2021 The Treasury needs to concentrate on the recovery. Its wish to raise taxes and cut spending is damaging confidence and helping slow down what was a strong... Westminster News
What does healthcare and social care cost? 10th September 2021 The danger of associating one tax with one item of spending is people might believe that item of tax paid for that item of spending. This will not be true with... Westminster News
Let’s Talk About Energy 9th September 2021 Cllr Gregor Murray, Executive member for Climate Emergency Wokingham Borough Council writes Part 4 in a series on tackling the Climate Emergency There’s no such... Local News
Our manifesto gets Brexit done and unleashes the potential of the whole country 24th November 2019 Boris Johnson will launch the Conservative Party manifesto - entitled Get Brexit Done, Unleash Britain’s Potential - in the West Midlands on Sunday. National News
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Boris Johnson's new deal explained 23rd November 2019 Boris Johnson has negotiated a great new deal with the EU. National News
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Stamp Duty Land Tax surcharge for non-UK residents to make housing fairer 22nd November 2019 A Conservative majority government will introduce a higher rate of stamp duty for those buying property who are not UK tax residents. National News
