Green success on boosting university community liaison team 5 July 2022 / 17 April 2024 by robseymour New Uni Community staff and extra bin collection Green councillor Kathryn McCann says, “We’re happy that the university has increased its Community Liaison team, following our campaign. They’re already doing great work to encourage students to be good neighbours and will be funding an extra bin collection at the end of term.” If you have […] Read more »
Reading is one of the best places to live in the South East so why are we breathing some of the dirtiest air in the UK? 5 July 2022 / 17 April 2024 by robseymour According to a recent Sunday Times Article, Reading is one of the ten best places to live in southeast England! It’s our inclusive, vibrant culture and great parks (not to mention a surging Green Party movement) that makes Reading great. That’s the good news! But there’s a big issue in Reading that nobody seems keen […] Read more »
Greens support tree planting across Katesgrove Ward and town 3 July 2022 / 17 April 2024 by robseymour LET US KNOW WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE MORE TREES New Katesgrove Green councillor Doug Cresswell says, “You may have noticed tree planting around the Katesgrove Ward, like on Clent Road, Charndon Close, Spring Terrace, Home Farm Close and Bourne Avenue. Greens have been pushing for more tree planting to improve the local area, […] Read more »
Labour Council loses £0.5 million 3 July 2022 / 17 April 2024 by robseymour As your bills soar, Labour Council returns money for insulating homes As Green councillor Louise Keane says, “We are all tightening our belts and worrying about the next energy bill increase. It’s frustrating to see that the Labour council has failed to spend £0.5 million of grant money for insulating homes and has returned it […] Read more »
Reading needs better financial management, now more than ever 16 June 2022 / 17 April 2024 by robseymour Green councillors will hold Labour to account Astonishingly, another budget has passed us by in Reading, elections have come and gone, your Council Tax is rising again, cuts to services are running into the millions of pounds, and the council still hasn’t brought its own accounts under control. Council finance failures “unusual” say auditors It may be […] Read more »
GREENS OVERTAKE CONSERVATIVES ON READING COUNCIL 7 May 2022 / 17 April 2024 by robwhite Amazing news, we have elected more Green councillors and overtaken the Conservatives on Reading Council. We are now the main opposition party. A massive thank you to everyone who voted Green and helped. If you are not already a Green Party member you can join here and help us make the local area fairer, greener […] Read more »
Who runs Reading? 4 May 2022 / 17 April 2024 by robseymour No, not the half-marathon! Or the Santa run! Who is in control of Reading Council, and who really scrutinises them, and holds them to account? The real answer is that there are just a few Labour Councillors in the ruling clique, and there isn’t really any really governance or scrutiny. Lead members do as they […] Read more »
Show me the money! 3 May 2022 / 17 April 2024 by robseymour Astonishingly, as another budget passes us by in Reading, Council Tax rising, cuts running into millions, the Council still hasn’t brought its own accounts under control. It may be the only the Council in the Country where the external auditors said “This is unusual. It’s not usual at all to get to the stage where […] Read more »
Insulate, insulate, insulate. 2 May 2022 / 17 April 2024 by robseymour We all know what’s happening with our energy and gas bills and many of us fear what will happen this autumn and winter. There is an answer – insulate, insulate, insulate – but why do Labour in Reading have a blind spot when it comes to this? Greens have repeatedly called on the Council to […] Read more »
Stuck in a traffic jam on the way home? Read this. 30 April 2022 / 17 April 2024 by robseymour With Labour apparently just abandoning Reading to its fate, we need a transport revolution in Reading to give us air we can breathe and rid us of traffic gridlock. The first thing we think about should not be how do we get more cars on our roads, it should be less. With no plan at […] Read more »
