Opinion

Westminster diary with James Sunderland MP I write this on a beautiful day of sunshine and ambient heat. Summer is thankfully now here after weeks of poor weather and I...

Stitch-up Earlier this month, I was at the Broad Street Pedestrian Crossing on the Old Post Office sideof the street, waiting for the lights to go green, when I noticed...

HONEST MOTHERHOOD with Angela Garwood Leo is now 10-and-a-half months (we’re still doing the halves) and wonderful but also a terror. He is everywhere. He can climb the stairs, bring...

By Cllr Gregor Murray Climate change is a directly related to human behaviour. The only way we can possibly reverse the impact of climate change therefore is to change our...

Today is an Umbrella Day.It’s been raining hard and fast.I should be watching tennisSo I hope this rain won’t last The forecast hasn’t cheered me.There’s flooding on the way.I thought...

I am not Jewish so I have never known antisemitism, or the persistent fear of the older generation that the genocide could recur.  I am not black so I have...

By Cllr Lindsay Ferris Over the last 12 months, right in the middle of the Pandemic, at a time when most of us were concerned about other issues, the Government consulted on...

Life of Brian with Brian Hicks When I lived in Germany, I was impressed by its music and became a fan of what they call Schlager. These are pop songs...

By Cllr Paul Fishwick Over the next three years, Wokingham Borough Council is planning to spend £17 million on improvements to traffic flow and easing congestion through measures including the...

Where are the flowers? In last week’s issue, Sue Farrington asked where the flowers had gone. Here is a response to her: Dear Sue, I feel your pain about the...