Wokingham's Finances: Exposing Liberal Incompetence Wednesday, 27 March, 2024 by Pauline Jorgensen, Leader of the Wokingham Conservative Group In my column in Wokingham Today on 2nd February, I said: “It’s right that any administration continues to make the case for more funding for their area.” I certainly want to see more money for Wokingham. When the Conservative councillors ran the Council, we routinely lobbied the Government for a fairer funding settlement for... Articles
Interview with John Redwood MP 26th September 2022 Watch this broadcast on Talk TV today available on YouTube if you click above. Mike Graham discusses Prime Minister Liz Truss's new immigration plans, energy... Westminster News
Why higher taxes are a bad idea 23rd September 2022 The debate about tax has been very slanted to socialist views this century. I agree that taxation should be progressive, with rich paying more and the poor... Westminster News
Challenging the removal of free caddy liners 23rd September 2022 At last night's (22/09/22) Wokingham Borough Council meeting the issue of stopping providing residents with caddy lining bags was on the agenda as it had been... Local News
New management should take a fresh look at the NHS 22nd September 2022 Today the new Health Secretary will seek to focus the NHS on a new alphabet. A is for ambulance use, B is for backlogs or waiting lists, C is for transfers to... Westminster News
Liberal/Labour Coalition set to DOUBLE Parking Charges 22nd September 2022 Official documents, just released, show that the Liberal-led coalition plan to more than DOUBLE the cost of parking in our borough. This image, copied from the... Local News
Liberals resort to blaming officers 21st September 2022 Following the decision by the Lib/Lab coalition to scrap the provision of food waste bags, this week’s full council agenda was a turn up for the books. It... Local News
Coming together 15th September 2022 Cllr Pauline Jorgensen writes: This week has been a different week in local politics. I, like others I have spoken to, am deeply saddened by the Death of Her... Local News
Westminster Hall 15th September 2022 Yesterday I paid my respects to the late Queen in Westminster Hall on behalf of Wokingham. It was a most moving service as we felt the grief at our national... Local News
Energy prices and regulation 15th September 2022 The Prime Minister announced the headlines of a solution for the energy crisis. She proposes removing green levies and capping domestic energy costs per unit of... Westminster News
Our plan to cut immigration 4th December 2023 Our plan to deliver the biggest cut in net migration on record. National News
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We’re delivering on our five priorities 20th November 2023 INFLATION HALVED: PRIORITY DELIVERED. And we've cut the small boat crossings by 33%. National News
Rishi Sunak: One year of taking long-term decisions to deliver the change we need 25th October 2023 Find out about Rishi's first year delivering long-term solutions to secure a brighter future. National News
CPC23 Address from Rishi Sunak 4th October 2023 Long-term decisions for a brighter future: find out what Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said to wrap up Conservative Party Conference 2023 here. National News
CPC23 Address from Johnny Mercer 4th October 2023 Find out what Johnny Mercer, Minister of State and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs said to CPC23 here. National News