For the second year running Reading women marched together to ‘Reclaim the Night’ For the second year running we’ve held a ‘Reclaim the Night’ march in Reading on the first Friday in December. This is an open and inclusive march for all women who want to be safe to walk …
I’m asking the current Tory MP, Alok Sharma MP, to support the abolition of non-dom tax status. Non-dom status is an outdated loophole which allows a few wealthy people who were born abroad or who’s fathers were born abroad to avoid paying up to a £1 billion in UK tax …
New data from School Cuts campaign run by the National Education Union shows the stark reality that our schools in England are continuing to face, 91% of schools have suffered a drop in their funding since 2015. Locally, we have seen 73 out of 76 schools in West Berkshire have …
I am pleased to support USDAW’s campaign to save our high streets. They are calling for a level playing field for high street and online retail as well as fair pay, job security and investment in skills and training for the workforce Our local high streets and shopping centres are …
Reading West Conservative MP supports Boris Johnson’s threat for the UK to leave the EU with No Deal on 31 October. It is appalling that our local Conservative MP is willing to allow the UK to leave with No Deal, knowing full well that it will risk damaging local businesses …
I was very disappointed and concerned to discover that our current Conservative MP has stated that he is willing to support leaving the European Union without an agreement in October. A so called ‘No Deal’ Brexit is in my view incredibly dangerous, for our country as a whole and for …
Tilehurst Station currently does not have any disabled access and due to Tory budget cuts the council have so far been unable to find the funding for such a development. We are working with Network Rail, Great Western Railway and the local community to promote making the station accessible to …
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 and to fix the damage caused, it stops people being able to work, leading to loss of earnings and huge financial …
There’s one day on which everyone in Reading West has the same power, and the same voice. That’s election day. That’s why registering to vote and then using it is so important. Make sure you are signed up to vote here and make a plan for how you will vote – whether …
The bedroom tax is an unfair tax on low income families. Show your support for scrapping it or find out more about the campaign here. Disabled couples who need separate bedrooms and separated parents who have a bedroom for the kids to stay still have to pay as do people who …
As a Whitley ward councillor Rachel is working with residents of the Swallowfield Drive estate to look at improved access to the park for residents and the emergency services. Local activists have collected petition signatures and Rachel is lobbying the housing association to respond and provide a safe pedestrian only …
Rachel stood as the Labour and Cooperative Party Parliamentary candidate in the June 2017 General Election in the traditionally Conservative stronghold of Wantage. Following an active campaign promoting Labour’s socialist manifesto she was proud to increase the Labour vote by 82%, recording the highest number of Labour votes ever in the Constituency.
As a passionate believer in internationalism and cooperating with our European friends Rachel campaigned strongly for the ‘Labour In’ campaign. It is becoming more and more apparent that the Conservatives have no credible plan for Brexit and Rachel continues to support Jeremy Corbyn and Keir Starmer’s approach of trying to …
Rachel worked closely with local UNISON reps to campaign for and then sign Reading Borough Council up to the UNISON Ethical Care Charter which sets minimum standards to protect the dignity and quality of life for people who need homecare. It commits councils to buying home care only from providers …
In total £473,666 is expected to be cut from WEC as part of the £3.9 million savings. More than 300 signatures have been collected from residents and parents of children who benefit from the grant. The project, launched in 2004, supports parents, children and teachers and 11 schools in South …
