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 Conservative Green Revolution 29th July 2021 Yesterday I pointed to the dangers of net zero enthusiasts backing ways of life and products they do not adopt themselves abut require others to do. Today I ask... Westminster News
Community Safety 28th July 2021 Conservatives want Wokingham borough to be a safe place to live, work and visit. We have agreed new priorities to the council's Community Safety Strategy... Local News
Foreign travel and the dangers of overseas infection 27th July 2021 There has been much criticism both ways of world and UK policy towards international travel. All those who like travel or need to travel across frontiers have... Westminster News
Views sought for new Wokingham library 26th July 2021 With work progressing well at the new Carnival Hub, Conservative led Wokingham Borough Council is seeking residents’ input on the look and feel of the library... Local News
Restoring our freedoms 26th July 2021 After many months of looking to the state to guide or control our actions we need to rebuild individual and family responsibility quickly and comprehensively... Westminster News
Funny money 24th July 2021 During the pandemic a Conservative government presided over a major expansion of state debt offset by a major purchase programme of that debt by the Bank of... Westminster News
A return to Conservative values 23rd July 2021 The government response to the pandemic here and in most countries around the world damaged the free enterprise parts of economies, boosted state spending and... Westminster News
What We’re Trying to Do with the Local Plan 22nd July 2021 What We’re Trying to Do with the Local Plan – Part 4 in a series on the Local Plan by Cllr John Halsall Leader of WBC In previous weeks, I’ve explained what the... Local News
My question during the Statement on Cyber-attack: Microsoft 21st July 2021 Sir John Redwood (Wokingham) (Con): The success or failure of the COP26 rests heavily on whether the UK, as chairman, can persuade China—the world’s largest... Speeches in Parliament
A new deal: getting Brexit done and taking back control 17th October 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has negotiated a new deal – this is a real Brexit deal which ensures that we take back control. This new deal ensures that we take... National News
See where we're hiring police officers in your area 9th October 2019 The Home Office has today confirmed the officer recruitment targets for every police force in England and Wales for the first year of the unprecedented drive to... National News
What Boris Johnson’s proposed Brexit deal means 4th October 2019 As Boris Johnson has rightly said, we are coming out of the EU on October 31, come what may. MPs promised to respect the result of the referendum. More people... National News
Our education policy is improving the nation’s skills 4th October 2019 When Boris Johnson entered Number 10, one of his first acts was to get more money to our education system. That’s why we’re investing £14 billion in schools... National News
We’re ending low pay in work 3rd October 2019 People’s hard work and talents should be rewarded fairly. That has long been a key principle of Conservative government.We have made huge strides in the last... National News
