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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Upward revision to numbers of migrants 19th April 2021 The Migration Observatory reports this week that the official figures for migrants coming to the UK need to be amended, as it seems many more migrants came from... Westminster News
Tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh from John Redwood 17th April 2021 Many people’s lives were touched by the Duke and the work of the organisations he created and supported. Some enjoyed and benefitted from the Duke of Edinburgh... Westminster News
The cost of wind farms 16th April 2021 The Global Warming Foundation put out a piece of work yesterday claiming that 6 offshore wind farms share £1.6bn between them in annual subsidies. It went on to... Westminster News
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