Seeking your views on police and crime 19th November 2023 I have had quite a few comments about policing lately, whether it's drug dealing, shoplifting, antisocial behaviour or mini scooters and motorbikes making... Opinions
Money for roads 18th November 2023 I am pleased to see the announcement of new government funding for road repairs totalling £8.3bn. This new funding will total £13.095m in Wokingham Borough and... Opinions
Pauline Jorgensen: Lib Dems think they know best – we know they don’t 3rd November 2023 The idea of 15 minute neighbourhoods, where daily essentials like shops, pharmacists, and so on are a reachable in a 15 minute walk, might be a noble one... Opinions
Cllr Pauline Jorgensen: Time to reverse the public bins cut 24th October 2023 When is a decision not a decision? When the Liberal Democrats make it, apparently. Last week, at a Full Council meeting, we saw yet more evidence of the Liberal... Opinions
Pauline Jorgensen: Labour’s plan to ignore objections and build, build, build 19th October 2023 At the Labour Party Conference last week, the new slogan, sprinkled generously across the airwaves – a bit like glitter – was “get Britian building again”. Some... Opinions
Call for a crossing on Shinfield Road 17th October 2023 Conservative councillors have been asking for a crossing on Shinfield Road for many months, the Lib Dem exec member has refused. Now a child has been knocked... Opinions
Lib Dems need to think about hard-pressed families and businesses and cut parking charges 26th September 2023 For some people things have been hard recently, as inflation rises around the world, particularly as a result of the war in Ukraine. But you wonder if the... Opinions
I want to hear your views 26th September 2023 We’ve recruited 784 new police for Thames Valley Police. What do you want them to focus on? When this government was elected, we promised to recruit 20,000... Opinions
A sign of things to come - Pauline Jorgensen 13th September 2023 Earlier this week, seven Labour councillors on Sheffield Council were suspended by the National Labour Party for failing to back proposals in their local plan... Opinions