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1. Jane Holmes: Christmas crisis shows what really matters
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 18 December 2012Christmas is always a bitter-sweet time for me.
2. Jane Holmes Blog: Comedians' cheap laughs at expense of the disabled never funny
Get Wokingham, Friday 07 December 2012There's been a lot of publicity over the last couple of years surrounding comedy directed at disabled people.
3. John Redwood MP: Government is keen to give the economy "a push"
Get Wokingham, Thursday 29 November 2012ALL the talk in Westminster is of ‘shovel ready’ building work. The Government is keen to give the economy a push by allowing or initiating new projects. They want better roads, more power stations, faster broadband, improved railways, new free schools and new homes.
4. Dr Phillip Lee MP: I wish every success to Thames Valley Police Commisioner
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 21 November 2012It's been a busy couple of weeks in politics, both on the national and international fronts.
5. Janes Holmes Blog: How much would you pay to be able to speak?
Get Wokingham, Tuesday 20 November 2012My daughter can't talk. She tries all right, most of the time actually, but her mouth just can't move enough to articulate any words. You get the gist of what she's trying to say, though. You can even have quite an involved conversation with her and almost forget that she can't talk.
6. Jane Holmes: Who cares for the carers?
Get Wokingham, Monday 12 November 2012Yesterday, I was talking to a single mum of a disabled adult about respite provision.
7. Jane Holmes: Professionals just need to tell the truth
Get Wokingham, Monday 22 October 2012Being economical with the truth, especially when it is done in order to try and manipulate someone or to mislead them, is ten times worse than lying in my book.
8. John Redwood MP: Make foreign nationals pay for services
Get Wokingham, Thursday 18 October 2012Last week I went to Birmingham for the Conservative party conference. I spoke at four events, on growth, on our relationship with the EU, on schools, and on public spending.
9. Jane Holmes: Mild bugs can be life threatening for some
Get Wokingham, Wednesday 17 October 2012This is the time of year when the bugs really start doing the rounds. The kids went back to school in September and, within a couple of weeks, the coughs, colds and vomiting had begun.
10. Jane Holmes Blog: Disabled toilets just don't meet users' needs
Get Wokingham, Monday 01 October 2012Imagine that, wherever you are reading this, that there is not a loo that you can use.
