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
Council celebrates recognition for project success under the Conservatives 9th November 2023 Liberal Democrat councillors in Wokingham Borough have been caught out trying to take credit for an initiative devised under the previous Conservative... Local News
Print money, get inflation. Destroy money, get recession 9th November 2023 John Redwood MP writes - Let’s try one more time with the Bank of England. When will they admit that they created too much money and bought too many bonds... Westminster News
John Redwood MP on GB News 9th November 2023 Please find watch John Redwood MP's Interview with GB News where he discusses the need for tax cuts in the upcoming Autumn Statement: You can find it between 49... Westminster News
Further slap in the face for local shops 8th November 2023 Earlier this week, Wokingham Conservatives held a business forum in the town centre which was attended by over 20 local businesses and was an excellent... Local News
Cut taxes now 7th November 2023 The budget needs to bring the deficit down. It should lower price rises and increase growth. The Treasury seems to think with the Bank that it needs to get... Westminster News
Remembrance Sunday and demonstrations 6th November 2023 As a strong believer in democracy and free speech I support people’s right to peaceful demonstrations to tell others how deeply they feel about an important... Westminster News
Railways fail to win back the passengers 6th November 2023 I was not surprised the rail company is cutting back the number of services to Manchester. When I last returned to London from Manchester by train from... Westminster News
November 5th 5th November 2023 Today we remember a dreadful terrorist plot to kill the King and Parliament assembled. A small group of men hired a cellar under the Lords chamber where the... Westminster News
AI, work and the work life balance 4th November 2023 Mr Musk went well beyond what is likely to happen with the introduction of more Artificial Intelligence when he said it is the end of work. The process will... Westminster News
More than 19,000 jobs created by Kickstart Scheme 12th November 2020 Today the Chancellor has confirmed that more than 19,000 job placements have been created by our Kickstart Scheme so far – with tens of thousands more expected... National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on the COVID Vaccine in Full 9th November 2020 Read in full the Prime Minister's statement on mass testing progress, the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine and more. National News
4 Ways this Government is Supporting Businesses this Winter 6th November 2020 Throughout this pandemic, our priority has been clear: to protect lives and livelihoods. The Government’s announcements today will support businesses this... National News
The Prime Minister's COVID-19 Update in Full 5th November 2020 The Prime Minister spoke to the public on the first day of lockdown on our plans to tackle the coronavirus. Stay at home. Protect the NHS. Save Lives. National News
Supporting our Economy this Winter: Chancellor's Statement in Full 5th November 2020 The Chancellor's Statement to the House on 5 November 2020, on our plans to support our ecnomy this winter as we tackle the virus. National News
The Prime Minister's Statement on Coronavirus in Full 2nd November 2020 Read the Prime Minister's statement today on coronavirus in full. National News
