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
A Taliban victory is worrying for the world 17th August 2021 The Biden Administration will be haunted by those sad scenes of Afghans clinging to the outside of a US plane wanting to take off from Kabul. They did so in the... Westminster News
John Redwood: Level Crossing noise issue 16th August 2021 John Redwood went to see the Smiths Crossing again this week for his follow up with Network Rail. John brought together local residents and the railway... Local News
John Redwood interviewed today on GB News about Brexit and Covid lockdowns 16th August 2021 Readers may be interested to see John Redwood MP's recent interview on GB News: Westminster News
Digital genius? 14th August 2021 The digital revolution sweeps on. Much of it is miracle technology that makes lives easier and better. It is transforming shopping, entertainment, media and... Westminster News
A Levels and GCSEs 13th August 2021 A few years ago I gave a talk to students in Cambridge. There followed one of those rare conference events when I was asked an unusual and difficult question... Westminster News
University entrance and A-level results 13th August 2021 The emergence of many more higher grades in this year’s A level results has produced problems for universities used to a higher failure rate to achieve required... Westminster News
How You Can Get Involved with the Local Plan 12th August 2021 How you can get involved with the Local Plan - Part 6 in a series on the Local Plan by Cllr John Halsall Leader of WBC When I started putting this series of... Local News
Let Alok Sharma as chairman and deal maker fly to meetings, but how many others? 12th August 2021 The establishment elite that perform the rites and fashion the weapons of the war on carbon are in danger of slipping into the bad practices of some past... Westminster News
Earley Tories enjoy a barbeque 12th August 2021 Earley Conservatives enjoyed a barbeque at the home of Cllrs Pauline and Norman Jorgensen last weekend. Special guest John Redwood MP was delighted to join... Local 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
