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
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help for constituents in Afghanistan 22nd August 2021 John Redwood MP posts: " If any of my constituents has close contacts with another constituent who is also a UK passport holder or former employee of the UK... Local News
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The government’s long road to COP 26 20th August 2021 This week the government announced its support for hydrogen as a transport fuel and as a way of heating our homes. It said that it thought the hydrogen sector... Westminster News
Help for Afghan families 19th August 2021 Wokingham Borough Council is making preparations to resettle Afghan families. Cllr John Kaiser, Deputy Leader of Conservative-led Wokingham Borough Council... Local News
The Afghan debate 19th August 2021 The Opposition in the debate was most disappointing. Labour and the SNP concentrated on demanding the UK takes more refugees more quickly. The SNP leader was... Westminster News
The Climate Change Threat to Wokingham Borough 19th August 2021 Cllr Gregor Murray, Executive member for Climate Emergency Wokingham Borough Council writes Part 1 in a series on tackling the Climate Emergency The eyes of the... Local News
Fact checking the BBC 18th August 2021 I was surprised to receive an email from the BBC after my interview on Monday of last week. It asked me to prove that German carbon dioxide emissions were twice... Westminster News
My Intervention during the Debate on the situation in Afghanistan 18th August 2021 John Redwood Conservative, Wokingham Does my right hon. Friend agree that President Biden decided unilaterally to withdraw without agreeing and negotiating a... Speeches in Parliament
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
Our £750 million support package for charities during the Coronavirus outbreak 9th April 2020 This Government’s announced an unprecedented £750 million package of support for charities – ensuring they can continue their vital work during the coronavirus... National News
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