Blog piece originally written 30.09.13 and posted on the Greater Reading Lib Dem website Why does Reading need a new Secondary school? Since becoming the Lib Dem Lead for Education in May 2012, I have been acutely aware of the pressure on school places in Reading. Local authorities across the country were caught by surprise […]

Blog piece originally written 26.06.13 and posted on the Greater Reading Lib Dem website   I love good news about Tilehurst and wanted to share with you a meeting that I attended on 24th June with fellow Tilehurst Councillor, Ricky Duveen. Lynne Reynolds from RBC Parks Dept invited local young people to meet with Russ Holbert (one […]

Blog originally written on 04.10.12 and posted on the Greater Reading Lib Dem website    When I decided to attend the Autumn conference in Brighton this year I began to receive a steady trickle of leaflets through the post; information on fringe events, training sessions, exhibitors, motions and amendments. Both the event and even the language […]

Blog piece originally written 18.04.12 and posted on the Reading Lib Dem website   Since the Reading Chronicle kindly gave such prominent local coverage of my on going campaign to get a safety railing put up in front of Tilehurst Library, lots of people continue to approach me to offer their support for the idea. […]

Blog originally written on 21.03.12 and posted on the Reading Lib Dem website I have recently had the pleasure of helping out at a couple of events run by the Tilehurst Globe and thought I would share them. I’m always impressed by individuals who are motivated enough about something that they give up their spare […]

(This blog entry was originally written on 20.02.12 and posted on the Reading Lib Dem Website ) I begin by saying that any thoughts expressed in this blog are mine and might not represent the views of the Liberal Democrat Party as a whole, but I’m presuming that anyone reading this probably wants to know […]