Opinion

I got a text from a friend last weekend asking whether I was boycotting the World Cup.

For too long, we have been encouraged to view the challenges facing boys and men as entirely distinct from the needs of women and girls.

As we approach the end of another year, it is good to celebrate our successes with each other.

As another year of seeing kindness in the world around me draws to a close, I've been reflecting on what I've learned.

We are a victim of our own success: Wokingham Borough is a fantastic place to live and understandably a lot of people want to move here

'Words' are in the news. Several authorities have recently issued lists of words banned from use, for example, in schools, universities and councils

We have not had the best start to the week. My son Leo has a stomach bug and our washing machine is well aware of it.

I was very hopeful that the budget from Jeremy Hunt and Rishi Sunak last Thursday would have provided Wokingham Borough Council with more cash

We're on our fourth chancellor of the exchequer and third prime minister of the year.

We seem to increasingly value the benefits to the environment, congestion, health and cost of living that come from more people walking and cycling