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Young members meet before All Members Meeting
Labour’s Sophia James Responds To Aspire Over The Central Club Site
Tonight, a petition on the Central Club and Black History Mural was presented to full Council. I wanted to take this opportunity to respond to many of the claims made over the summer about the Council’s intentions for the site. It’s time to have some clarity on this issue and to categorically say that…
Read MoreYouth Collaboration
Yesterday, RDLP’ Youth Officer, Ellie Emberson, met with Bracknell’s Youth Officer, Saffron Yau-Karim, for lunch to discuss working together to engage young people in the party.
Read MoreBAME Voice Matters
BAME – whenever I hear that word (with a French accent) I picture a scene from an old Batman TV series with one of the bad guys receiving a well-deserved punch. The thing is that in real life, the people who receives the punches are too often members of the BAME community and they really…
Read MoreNationalisation and Tory profiteering
I was interested to read Newbury MP Richard Benyon’s comment piece in this week’s Reading Chronicle. It would appear Mr Benyon is not a fan of nationalising industries. I won’t bore you with graphs, talk of natural monopolies, dynamic efficiency and elasticities. Instead I will just point out some facts and inaccuracies Mr Benyon appears…
Read MoreWorld Mental Health Day
It’s World Mental Health Day today and I’m sat in a rather lovely room in the Royal College of GPs with my union Unite. This weekend I was representing Reading in Düsseldorf and last night I was in a meeting as I will be tomorrow and Thursday. I choose to be this busy; being…
Read MoreWork Mental Health Day at Madejski Stadium
A number of local Labour Members attending a great event for mental health issues in young children today for World Mental Health Day. Along with other Reading Residents, the event sought to spread awareness about mental health issues among young children and adults at Madejski Stadium. Over 400 school children attended this event and everyone…
Read MoreConference 2017: Live blog
RDLP Conference 2017 Delegates, Louise Hill and Ellie Emberson will be posting updates here for the duration of the Conference.
Read MoreProud of Pride And Proud Of Our Town
Saturday saw the 14th Reading Pride and it was the biggest ever! The parade saw 1,500 people march through Reading and 14,000 people passed through the gates of the Pride arena. It was a fantastic day. The sun shined and the people of Reading came together to show love unites! I was a very proud Patron of…
Read MoreFrom 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…
Read MoreGreen 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…
Read MoreSpiritual 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.…
Read MoreSpeaking with the community in Whitley
A few dedicated Labour members were once again out on Sunday afternoon speaking with residents about every issue they face as a citizen of our town. Conversations with residents ranged from discussing vacant council properties and drug dealing, to contemplating the pro’s and cons of buying a second hand car the perils of having a…
Read MoreA well deserved rest after a morning campaigning
Woodley and Whitegates Branch Labour Party were out in force today, joined by Matt Rodda MP! After a wet and windy morning campaigning the team enjoyed teas and coffees in Woodley town centre.
Read MoreCllr Rachel Eden at WhitFest
Whitfest Posted by Rachel Eden Labour Councillor for Whitley ward on Saturday, 22 July 2017
Read MoreEnduring the rain to fight for Reading
Even in this mornings horrible weather Labour were out all over Reading, talking to residents about the issue that are important to them. Taking a break from his busy life as an MP, Matt Rodda joined a host of Labour members to engage with the community. If you are interested in joining Labour or would…
Read MoreMatt Rodda’s Maiden Speech in Parliament
Matt Rodda has made his maiden speech in Parliament as the MP for Reading East. Please click here to watch the full speech on Parliament.tv. Alternatively, please view the full transcript below: Matt Rodda (Reading East) (Lab) I am pleased to follow the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) and I welcome…
Read MoreHeritage Lottery Fund to Reading for their away day
Reading Borough Council, the University of Reading and Reading UK CIC welcomed a group from the Heritage Lottery Fund to Reading for their away day. The focus of the first half of the day was their new Great Place scheme https://www.greatplacescheme.org.uk.This is the first time they have run the scheme, which is partnered by the…
Read MoreMatt Rodda MP attends Mesothelioma Action Day
READING EAST MP MATT RODDA was honoured to chair the Action Mesothelioma Day event organised by the Berkshire Asbestos Support Group (BASG) at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Caversham Bridge on Friday 7 July 2017. Keynote speeches were delivered by Dr Chris Davies a consultant at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Amy Kerr a research nurse with…
Read MoreGE17 RDLP Campaign Photo Gallery
