Posts by RDLPadmin
Stop West Berkshire Council Redundancies
West Berkshire Council are proposing to make staff redundant to help balance their books. Please support the petition being organised by West Berkshire UNISON. http://chng.it/cLzrwq6B
Read MoreIs 20 Plenty?
West Reading Councillors want your views on speed limits. Labour councillors in Battle, Kentwood and Norcot wards are launching an on-line survey seeking residents’ views on whether the residential streets off the Oxford Road between Reading West Station and Norcot Roundabout should become a 20mph zone. Currently the limit is 30mph except for sections of…
Read MoreReading Labour Party Orders “Just Desserts” for Rogue Caterers
LUNCH IS SERVED:: 20g of cheese balanced on top of a raw potato, followed by a tin of tomatoes, garnished with a microscopic segment of carrot. (source: Good Law Project) When a photograph of a small quantity of random, incompatible and not very fresh looking food items appeared on Twitter; Chartwell UK, the FTSE 100…
Read MoreMove learning online: Reading Labour support NEU calls to close primary schools
Reading Labour fully supports the statement made by the National Education Union (NEU) “The National Education Union is calling upon Government to move learning online in all primary schools including primary special schools in England for at least 2 weeks and issuing advice to all members informing them of their legal rights not to have…
Read MoreDJ N:Fostell Presents Reading Black Lives ! 6pm Wednesday October 21, 2020
Join hosts Boubacar Dembele and Charlene Chetty for an evening of music, dance and stories – enjoying music, sharing stories, impacting black lives because they matter.Guests Michaela Jones, Cllr Ayo Sokale, campaigner Glenn Dennis, Syreeta and Syrai, Michael Ogunseye, Sonia Walker and Matt Rodda MP. Caribbean music and Afrobeats.Soca dance lesson by Michaela Jones. Discounts:JB…
Read MoreAn update from one of our new councillors
YOU ELECTED ME.. WHAT’S NEXT? By Ayo Sokale This is the first of my blog posts updating you on my activities as your councillor. What has happened so far? I had my first Caversham ward councillor surgery at the Weller Centre on Amersham Road on the 11th May 2019. I have chosen the committees and panels I will…
Read MoreA statement by Reading and District Labour Party regarding the recent article in the Jewish Chronicle
“An Article has been published by The Jewish Chronicle on May 22nd 2019 that has a number of untrue statements that were pointed out to the journalist. Nada Al-Sanjari has never been a member of Reading Labour and had no involvement whatsoever with inviting Glyn Secker. She is not on the mailing list and would…
Read MoreBAME VOICE #1
Let’s be a positive voice ¦ Let’s be united ¦ Let’s be welcoming ¦ Let’s bring respect back in our communities ¦ Let’s engage young people It is our Labour Party as well! Change is coming. It’s coming in British society because Labour is changing for the better. True to its tradition, Labour is about…
Read MoreChristine Borgars RIP
Christine passed away on August 12th at around 6 pm, she was 75. She passed peacefully and shared her last moments with David her friend of 50 years. Her last few weeks were filled with messages of love and support from many, many people in the Reading area and beyond. For the majority of Christine’s…
Read MoreStop Van Tool Theft
I am supporting the campaign by local trades people who are calling for action to stop tool theft from vans, which is an increasing problem. Theft from commercial vehicles has a huge impact on tradespeople and small businesses in Reading. Not only is there a high cost in time and money to replace tools…
Read MoreCelebrate the 70th Birthday of the NHS
Come and help us to celebrate 70 wonderful years of the NHS. We will be meeting for NHS Saturday 1 – 2:30pm at Battle Library.
Read MoreReading East & West Joint Fundraising Dinner with special guest Barry Gardiner MP
Kentwood Election Special
The 2 Labour candidates are Councillor and Deputy Mayor Glenn Dennis, who is coming to the end of his 4-year term, and Ali Foster who is a Small Business Owner, and has lived in Reading for over 17 Years. She has 23 years of experience working in the NHS as a Mental Health Nurse, Improvement…
Read MoreResponse on behalf of Labour Party Candidates [OFFICIAL]
Dear Tamzin Morphy, Further to your recent e-mail to Labour candidates standing in the Reading Borough wards, we are replying on behalf of Reading Labour Party and the 18 candidates who are standing in the local elections. We do not accept your simplistic ‘yes/no’ approach to the three questions. We would, therefore, request that the…
Read MoreWe should be thanking the Windrush Generation, NOT deporting them
Every census since I can remember, my family have self defined as Black British Caribbean. We do this specifically in recognition of the nationality we have, but also, as an acknowledgement of our cultural heritage. I enjoy a roast but there is no better breakfast than ackee and saltfish. I have equal love for Usain…
Read MoreA Manifesto for Reading
Welcome to our 2018 Manifesto Reading’s Labour Council continues to do its best to keep vital services available to those who need them most despite the ongoing onslaught on public services by the Conservative Government. We also remain ambitious for Reading and have been successful in securing special funding for projects such as the new…
Read MoreTwo Young Labour Members going to conference
Reading District and Labour Party met Thursday 15 March to discuss conference arrangements for the 2018 Labour conference which is to be held in Liverpool. The executive committee made the decision based on reports from delegates who attended conference in 2017 to select a male and female delegate to represent the Reading West CLP and…
Read MoreReading West Selection: Meet the Candidates
The selection committee have shortlisted 3 candidates to stand in the selection process to be the Prospective Parliamentary Candidate for Reading West. The 3 candidates are as follows: Rachel Eden Rebecca Geach Sarah Hacker Today an event was held to give Reading West Labour Members the chance to meet with the three candidates and ask…
Read MoreTory Health Care Crisis
The government’s Strategic Transformation Plan for the NHS in our area will cut £500 million of funding from NHS services. This winter’s NHS crisis has again exposed the extent to which vital health services are being starved of funds by the Tory government. In December, Royal Berks Hospital’s A&E waiting times hit their worst ever…
Read MoreReading Schools Improving Despite National Cuts
Reading Labour is continuing its work with all our schools to en-sure they are delivering for the town’s children. In 2017 the town’s secondary schools matched or bettered their GCSE results from the previous year, while primary schools shot up 80 places in the national league tables with improved Key Stage 2 results. Work to…
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