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Two Faced Salter Jumps on the Gurkha Bandwagon
22 May 2009
A quote by discredited Labour sycophant and politician Martin Salter in Thursday's Chronicle shows utter disdain for the intelligence of local Reading people and our Gurkha allies! One wonders if the bottle of Champagne shown in the picture will appear in his expenses.
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EPPS Among 56 LIB DEM Candidates Calling for Speaker MARTIN to go
17 May 2009
Liberal Democrat PPC for Reading East, Cllr Gareth Epps, has joined a call by 56 top Liberal Democrat Parliamentary candidates in an open letter for the Speaker of the House of Commons, Michael Martin MP, to resign.
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2 Million Social Tenants Missing Out on Government Rent Promise
7 May 2009
Over 2 million social tenants have missed out on the Government’s pledge to halve the increase in council rent this year, figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats have revealed.
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Martin Salter MP fails the Gurkhas
29 April 2009
Today Martin Salter MP failed the Gurkhas and this country. Martin Salter abstained from this crucial vote, however the Government still suffered a symbolic defeat when MPs voted by 267 to 246 on a Liberal Democrat motion to give all Gurkha soldiers equal right of residence in Britain.
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"Station Hill 2" May Blow Unrepeatable Chance for a Transport Interchange
28 April 2009
Liberal Democrats in Reading have warned, ahead of this week's public unveiling of proposals of the new Station Hill development, that the plans could jeopardise a once-in-a-century chance to achieve a fully integrated transport interchange next to Reading Station.
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Cut Taxes for Reading Residents say Lib Dems
20 April 2009
Thousands of people in Reading will be taken out of income tax altogether by new tax proposals launched by the Liberal Democrats. And thousands more will see their income tax bill slashed by £700 a year.
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No to New Vodafone Mast
17 April 2009
Council officers have decided to reject the application from Vodafone for a 14 metre high mast on the corner of Lower Elmstone Drive and Elmstone Drive.
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Kings Meadow: Conservative "Do-Nothing" Option Keeps 12-Storey Hotel on the Table
16 April 2009
Reading's Liberal Democrat councillors have said a call for further work on the proposal to appoint Askett-Hawk as preferred bidders for the refurbishment of King's Meadow and Lock Island is a 'do-nothing' option - and called for the bid to be thrown out outright.
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Dog Fouling - a Growing Problem
03 April 2009
Investigations by the Lib Dems on Reading Borough Council have revealed only one fixed penalty notices been issued by the Council in relation to illegal dog-fouling in recent times.
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Lib Dems Slam Cost to Reading Borough Council of Labour Government's Election "Bribe"
02 April 2009
Reading's Labour administration sought all party support at a Council meeting on Tuesday 31 March for a reduction in Council house rent following the Labour government's u-turn on guideline rents for 2009-10.
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Lib Dems say Conservative Councillors "risked being disqualified" following legal ruling
31 March 2009
Liberal Democrat Councillors are tonight (30 March) to reveal that legal advice obtained by Reading Borough Council made it clear that all Conservative Councillors made themselves liable to disciplinary action by their failure to propose or support any budget options during the protracted budget negotiations in early March.
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Reading Borough Council to Introduce Free Bulky Waste Collections
31 March 2009
The Lib Dems welcome the news that Labour-run Reading Borough Council has finally agreed to back our plan for a cleaner, fairer Reading by introducing free bulky waste collections for more Reading residents, including those on low incomes
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Lib Dems Condemn RBC as Wrong to Follow Inadequate Government Rescue Scheme
25 March 2007
Announced by the Government in November last year, the Mortgage Rescue Scheme was designed to help those most deeply affected by the ongoing recession. However, limits imposed by the Government’s own ministers mean that only 6,000 homes across the UK are protected by the plans, meaning that many in Reading will be left without support.
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Reading Lib Dems Attack "Breathtaking Arrogance" of Reading University Chiefs
25 March 2009
Commenting on the news that the University of Reading Council voted on Friday 20 March to close the School of Health and Social Care, Cllr Gareth Epps, Lib Dem Parliamentary Campaigner for Reading East and Group Leader on Reading Borough Council said: "The decision by the University of Reading's Council to vote to close the School of Health and Social Care in the face of overwhelming local opposition from students, staff and the local community is breathtaking in its arrogance.
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Wilson Slammed as Reading East MP's Absence Means 'VITAL' Fuel Poverty Bill Falls
24 March 2009
Liberal Democrats in Reading have slammed the Conservative MP for Reading East after a Private Members' Bill to tackle fuel poverty, officially supported by his party, fell because too few Conservative MPs turned up to vote the bill through.
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Reading University's Continuing Education Public Programmes Slashed
13 March 2009
Liberal Democrats have condemned the announcement of the closure of Reading University's Continuing Education public programmes as the result of Government cuts that 'make a mockery of their so-called commitment to lifelong learning' - and a slap in the face to workers looking to reskill to fight their way out of unemployment in the recession.
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Reading Evening Post Reduced to Two Days
12 March 2009
The Reading Evening Post is set to switch to twice-weekly publication as part of a radical cost-cutting plan by its owner Guardian Media Group.
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UoR Senate Votes to Close the School of Health and Social Care
11 March 2009
The news that the University of Reading's Senate has voted to close to the School of Health and Social Care comes as a shock and flies in the face of the Laming Report.
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Education on agenda as Reading Lib Dems bus it to Conference
07 March 2009
Reading's growing Liberal Democrat team travelled to the party's Spring Conference in Harrogate this weekend (6-8 March) with education top of the agenda.
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Reading Borough Council is Going Backwards Under Labour
07 March 2009
The Audit Commission, the independent regulator of local councils has today published it's annual report on the performance of Reading Borough Council.
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