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
Time to consider controlling public spending? 6th March 2021 The government is right to spend substantially to offset the lockdowns and other anti pandemic measures, all the time they stop people working or prevent... Westminster News
The Budget – this year’s borrowing down £39bn from last forecast 5th March 2021 As expected the OBR cut their forecast of borrowing in the year to March 2021. They have lopped £39bn off the total compared to the November forecast and may... Westminster News
The two deficits 5th March 2021 Let me have another go at explaining why I think we should be more worried about the balance of payments deficit than about the state deficit which seems to... Westminster News
Budget day 2nd March 2021 There have been many mini budgets over the last year. Never have the official figures for the outlook changed so drastically so rapidly, as forecasters rushed... Westminster News
Cars, batteries and the UK motor industry 1st March 2021 The UK government’s decision to announce an end to diesel and petrol car production by the end of this decade is speeding up the need for many decisions about... Westminster News
Speaking for England 28th February 2021 Some of you have noticed I have dropped the Speaking for England phrase from this website. I did so after careful consideration. When I thought through and set... Westminster News
Deaths with and from CV 19 27th February 2021 The UK government has rightly worried about deaths from CV 19. It has used these concerns along with worries over hospital capacity to treat seriously ill CV 19... Westminster News
Scotland’s government 26th February 2021 It wasn’t meant to be like this. Gordon Brown and Tony Blair pushed through devolution for Scotland, telling us that would kill off the nascent Scottish... Westminster News
Roadmap – Return to full attendance at Education Settings 25th February 2021 On the 22 February, the Department for Education announced that all schools, colleges and further education settings should allow full attendance from 8 March... Westminster News
6 things to know about our huge hospital building programme 29th September 2019 We want to make sure that the NHS is delivering for patients across England. So at the beginning of Conservative Party Conference, Health Secretary Matt Hancock... National News
4 ways we’re expanding UK animal rights 29th September 2019 As we leave the European Union and get Brexit done, we will not only maintain but enhance animal welfare standards, placing us in a strong position to lead the... National News
8 fantastic fringe events at Conservative Party Conference 29th September 2019 Conservative Party Conference is a fantastic event every year. However, when there are so many events taking place, it can be overwhelming for new attendees.So... National News
Conservative Party Conference 2019: Everything you need to know 29th September 2019 Now that Conservative Party Conference is upon us, we have put together everything you need to know. From the key events and who is attending to where you can... National News
The Prime Minister’s Welcome to Conference 29th September 2019 At Conservative Party Conference on Sunday, Boris Johnson spoke to Party Conference about his vision for Britain. We will get Brexit done, so we can deliver on... National News
UK economic growth continues – record numbers are in full time work 16th September 2019 New figures show that the UK economy continues to grow and wages continue to rise. With more people in full-time jobs than ever before, more people have the... National News
