Reading & District Labour Party
Working Hard For Reading All The Year Round
From A Levels to talking culture with the Vice-Chancellor
It’s A level results day and I still remember getting my results. They were handed out in sealed envelopes so you had the added stress of having to open the envelope to find out what they were. It felt like the rest of my life was in that envelope – of course it wasn’t and…
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VOTE 100 Plans already starting
I’m really excited that we already have a lot of interest in next year’s 100 anniversary of women getting the vote. Labour women know the struggle for equality is not over but it will be a great opportunity to celebrate how far we have come in the last 100 years and to think about where we…
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Green flags flying across the town
Today I received the news that two of Reading’s most beautiful and historically important parks had been awarded Green Flag and Green heritage Site awards. Forbury Gardens and Caversham Court Gardens have once again been awarded Green Flag status. This just confirms what I already knew and that is these parks are wonderful additions to…
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Jeremy Corbyn visits Reading
Two thousand eight hundred and seventy seven votes is all we need and I’m gonna do pretty much anything I can to make sure we get there. Which is why I am walking a dog in Whitley Wood. Ruby is a fantastic old girl and very likely to lick the face right off you so…
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Spiritual Home For The Black Community In Reading
Reading Black Community It’s hard to walk or drive through Reading town centre without noticing that black history mural. It’s a strong symbol of the black community, our history and our contribution to this town. Last week, we sat in a community meeting and listened to passionate speeches about the mural and Central Club.…
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Our schools under pressure
A key concern raised time and again during the general election was the cuts in real terms to school budgets. Up and down the country parents and guardians expressed increasing concern that their children’s education was being compromised by austerity led cuts eating into the education budget. The Government has cut school funding by £2.8 billion since…
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