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
The state of the pandemic – show your papers? 23rd February 2021 It was tragic news from the USA that the country surpassed 500,000 deaths this week from CV 19. The President and Vice President commemorated the sad landmark... Westminster News
The contrast between BBC Scotland and England 22nd February 2021 The BBC has a clear website presentation for BBC Scotland. It tells us about its flagship nightly News programme, the Nine. That takes “a global view on the... Westminster News
Well balanced budget by Conservative-led Wokingham Borough Council 18th February 2021 SUCCESSFUL INVESTMENTS, MORE MONEY FOR BETTER SERVICES, NEW SCHOOLS, ROADS AND OTHER CAPITAL PROJECTS Wokingham Borough Council is set to agree a balanced... Local News
Power cuts and cheap energy 18th February 2021 I am writing again to the new Secretary of State at the Business Department about our energy situation. I am asking him to reassert the priority of ensuring... Westminster News
Improving the air quality of all in Wokingham Borough 16th February 2021 Recently, when I walk my dog on a clear night, I have noticed that I can see more stars than I used too. With fewer vehicles on the road, one of the... Local News
New businesses for Wokingham Town Centre 15th February 2021 Wokingham's town centre continues to demonstrate its credentials as a great place to do business, bucking the national trend as more new businesses sign up to... Local News
Going for growth 15th February 2021 I have explained before that the U.K. calculates real GDP differently from many other countries. It adjusts the cost of public services like health and... Westminster News
The Health White Paper 12th February 2021 This week the government published “Working together to improve health and social care”, a White Paper sketching proposals for reorganisation of the NHS and the... Westminster News
Town Centres and Councils 11th February 2021 Yesterday in a debate on the local government finance settlement for next year I raised some general issues about Councils and our Town Centres as well as local... Westminster News
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
