Protect Wokingham's Green Belt and Green Spaces Tuesday, 28 July, 2026 The Green Belt is vital for preserving the character of local towns, supporting wildlife, and preventing urban sprawl. Wokingham Borough Council's recent call for sites is part of its build-out of a new Local Plan. We urge the council to prioritise brownfield sites, ensure infrastructure supports new developments, and involve communities in safeguarding our green spaces. Development should only... Local 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
Lower rates brings in more revenue 16th April 2021 I was pleased to see the Cato Institute yesterday wade into the debate about how to get more tax revenue from business. They have studied the OECD figures for... Westminster News
Conservative commitment to fighting climate change 13th April 2021 Conservative-led Wokingham Borough Council’s climate emergency action plan is about to take a major step forward as the council submits the planning application... Local News
£6 million road improvements for 2020-21 complete 13th April 2021 Pauline Jorgensen - Conservative-led Wokingham Borough Council's Exec member for Highways - is delighted to share the news that our annual road maintenance... Local News
Where will people work as we exit lockdown? 11th April 2021 As we make slow progress out of lockdown there will be more discussion amongst businesses, Trade Unions and employees over where and when office work will take... Westminster News
Grow Back Green 10th April 2021 The main governments and political parties of the world only want to talk about one thing, the planned great green transition to net zero. They of course have... Westminster News
A decent future for social housing 1st April 2021 Wokingham's council housing tenants are set for a decent future as, for the second year running, all of Conservative-led Wokingham Borough Council’s social... Local News
Film Studios are welcomed to Shinfield 29th March 2021 Wokingham Borough Council’s planning committee unanimously approved temporary plans to bring a Hollywood style film studio to Shinfield. This is the first phase... Local News
Honda leaves Swindon – a cameo of our time 27th March 2021 The immediate reason why Honda is closing its Swindon car assembly plant is the lack of demand for its cars throughout Europe. The company’s sales in Europe... Westminster News
The choice tomorrow 11th December 2019 With voting to begin at 7am on Thursday, opinion polls say the election is too close to call - the Conservatives need 9 more seats for a majority, but... National News
Vote on Thursday to break the gridlock 10th December 2019 Two days before polling day, the Prime Minister is taking nothing for granted - whilst the Conservatives only need to gain 9 seats to get an overall majority... National News
Cost of Corbyn: Labour's plans for 108 new taxpayer funded quangos revealed 10th December 2019 New analysis shows that Labour’s manifesto commits to creating over 100 new quangos, with a total cost of £13.2 billion over the next five years. National News
Brexit, actually 9th December 2019 Boris Johnson's funny election advert parodies Love Actually but makes an important point: this election is too close to call. National News
Revealed: Labour’s plan to make our streets less safe 9th December 2019 Labour’s opposition to stop and search would increase crime on our streets, putting frontline officers and communities at risk. National News
Sport investment will get us ready for the World Cup bid 7th December 2019 A Conservative Majority Government will put a £550 million investment in grassroots football at the centre of its plans to back a UK and Ireland World Cup 2030... National News
