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
Farley Hill Primary School relocates to new buildings 27th August 2021 Relocating Farley Hill Primary School addresses deficiencies in the current Farley Hill accommodation and will reduce traffic congestion caused at the start and... Local News
Taliban terrors 27th August 2021 The world must say that Taliban rule is already unacceptable in Afghanistan. A country should not block its citizens from taking civilian flights to places that... Westminster News
John Redwood supports local new business 26th August 2021 John Redwood MP dropped in to Peacock House, a shop with a great new collections of items for your home just off the bottom of Denmark Street on the way to Elms... Local News
Time to reset the railway 26th August 2021 We cannot afford to spend around £10 billion a year subsidising the railway to run nearly empty trains around the country. Nor is it a green option to run... Westminster News
Our Approach to Tackling Climate Change 26th August 2021 Cllr Gregor Murray, Executive member for Climate Emergency Wokingham Borough Council writes Part 2 in a series on tackling the Climate Emergency Two years ago... Local News
The commuter rebellion 25th August 2021 Many former commuters seem to be singing “I don’t want to go to work on a train in the rain” to adapt on old pop song parody. It seems increasingly clear that... Local News
Public sector borrowing 24th August 2021 In their March forecast this year the Office of Budget Responsibility stated that the UK government would borrow an additional £354.6bn in the year ending that... Westminster News
Great news of funding for smart traffic lights 23rd August 2021 Wokingham Borough Council has been awarded £250,000 for smart traffic lights and crossings across the area. Cllr Pauline Jorgensen, executive member for... Local News
Independent countries do not keep best friends by giving in to them 23rd August 2021 All my adult life I have witnessed the political and civil service establishment urging bad ideas on our country in order to avoid the UK being “isolated”... Westminster News
Why we're ending Automatic Early Release for violent & sexual offenders 1st October 2019 The worst offenders should serve most of their sentence in prison. They should not be released after serving just half of their sentence automatically. National News
We’re signing the Armed Forces Covenant 1st October 2019 Veterans risked their lives for our country to keep us safe and protect the values we hold so dear. The Conservative Party stands behind our Armed Forces. National News
Why we’re implementing Magnitsky’s Law 1st October 2019 Once we have left the EU we will implement the ‘Magnitsky’ provisions of the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018. That way, those responsible for human... National News
Our gigabit rural broadband plan for the UK 1st October 2019 Investment in rural broadband is vital. Broadband is not just essential for businesses across the United Kingdom, but it also makes areas more attractive places... National News
Our spending boost to tackle adult mental illness 1st October 2019 Provision of community services for people with serious mental illness has historically not been a focus of mental health reforms. National News
How we’re planning to invest in our communities 30th September 2019 Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid, has set out major new plans for investment alongside further measures to tackle the housing crisis. National News
