I renewed my request for better settlements for local schools in my meeting yesterday with the Education Secretary. I have regularly lobbied for a better overall settlement for Education, and for a better share of the total for Wokingham and West Berk… read more
I see some contributors here are out to belittle the amount of money we save when we leave the EU. Let me set out the official figures again: OBR March 2018 p217 EU financial settlement 2019 figures (assuming we still pay full amount that year) GNI … read more
I am meeting the Education Secretary this afternoon to go through the case for better levels of school funding in Wokingham and West Berkshire. The final budgets for 2018-19 for Wokingham schools total £98.742 million, compared to £94.45m last year, a… read more
I would like to thank our hosts for the Evendons Ward Conservative BBQ on Sunday. The rain stayed away and we had an enjoyable meal with good company in the garden. Borough Councillors were present so those who wanted an update on local matters co… read more
The Bank of England has taken a lot of action to tighten money and credit since early last year. As this gets little attention I thought it might be helpful to remind people what it has done: Increased rates from 0.25% to 0.5% Cancelled the Term Fund… read more