11 June 2025 / 12 June 2025 by robwhite
First person column by Councillor Rob White As a Green Party councillor in Reading, I was pleased to hear Keir Starmer’s recent comments about extending eligibility for winter fuel payments. Greens have been petitioning for Labour to U-turn on cuts to winter fuel payments. It’s a clear sign that pressure from the public—and from the […]
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11 June 2025 / 11 June 2025 by robwhite
The Regulator of Social Housing has found the council’s council house repair service to be both slow and ineffective. Councillor Louise Keane says, “There are currently a whopping 1,600 overdue repairs. This is down from the peak but still too high. Greens will keep up the pressure on the council to do better.” Greens have […]
11 June 2025 / 13 June 2025 by robwhite
Reading Green Party is calling on Labour-run Reading Council to end its spending on free party food and alcohol at the annual Council AGM, arguing it is unjustifiable during a non-essential spending freeze and service cuts. Currently, Reading Council is under a non-essential spending and recruitment freeze. This means halting spending on non-critical council services […]
24 April 2025 / 24 April 2025 by robwhite
The government has announced that we will have to wait between 12 and 14 years for a new Royal Berkshire Hospital to start to be built in Reading, breaking election promises made by all three of Reading’s new Labour MPs. Meanwhile the health system is broken. Child mortality is going up. Life expectancy is going […]
31 January 2025 / 4 February 2025 by robwhite
Council issued more than 6,000 parking fines in error Labour-run Reading Council has admitted that 6,136 parking fines were issued in error due to a faulty legal process. The council estimates that about £360,000 will need to be refunded to residents. Mike Harling, Battle Ward campaigner says: “This blunder means that the town’s already stretched […]
5 July 2024 / 12 July 2024 by robwhite
Reading Central Green MP candidate Dave McElroy quintupled our vote share. Green MP candidate Councillor Dave McElroy got the biggest vote increase of any party in Reading Central, compared to last year’s Reading East election. Thank you for all your support! Quintupling (x5) Reading Central vote share! A big thanks for all of your support. […]
30 May 2024 / 9 June 2024 by robwhite
Greens have celebrated the amazing local election results where the Green Party was the only party in Reading to achieve a net gain in councillors – in the Reading Central MP area Labour have 21 councillors, there are eight Greens, only three Conservatives and no Lib Dems. Following this the Green Party is taking up […]
6 May 2024 / 6 May 2024 by robwhite
Councillor Rob White (Green Party, leader of the main opposition party) said: “Thanks to everyone who voted Green. We had some amazing some results. In Reading Councillor Dave McElroy was re-elected in Redlands. In Park Sarah Magon was re-elected. And in Katesgrove Kate Nikulina was elected. “If you aren’t a member already join us here and help […]
14 April 2024 / 27 April 2024 by robwhite
The Green Party is a standing candidates in every ward across Reading. The Green Party are currently the main opposition party on Reading Borough Council, with more councillors than both the Conservatives and Lib Dems. They have councillors in Park, Redlands and Katesgrove wards. The make-up of the council is 32 Labour, seven Green, five […]
26 October 2023 / 21 June 2024 by robwhite
Greens have been lobbying on the Lydford Road graffiti for some time. Recently they have had some success with a number of pieces cleared. Councillor Dave McElroy says, “Lydford Road is looking better, with many pieces of graffiti painted over. There are still some to go, which we have reported to the council.”
