Dear Editor, So winter is here and as the cold sets in, many of us are turning our thoughts to summer beach holidays already. The UK now has some of the cleanest beaches and rivers in Europe. Some of your readers may remember that before we joined the EU we were known as the ‘Dirty […]

I sent this letter to the paper yesterday: “Dear Editor, Thanks to EU legislation British holiday makers this Summer were able to call, text and use mobile data for the same price they pay at home. While on holiday in the EU. Fees for using mobile data abroad were axed in an agreement in June […]

I’m delighted that my friend Minna was able to write this lovely letter to all the EU citizens living in my ward: The chance to have our voices heard on 3 May 2018 As a Finnish citizen, living and working here in the Reading area, I am worried about the UK Government’s failure to say […]

Sent to the Reading Chronicle today: With Brexit constantly in the news, we know that many people are fed up with the uncertainty of how it will affect them and their lives. The Lib Dems want to know how Reading residents think Brexit will impact on jobs, investment and our daily lives, so we’ve launched […]

Every sector of society in Reading will be affected by Brexit. I want to hear from you on how it will impact on jobs, investment and our daily lives. Liberal Democrats will challenge the Government at every opportunity to hold them to account for the real damage that Brexit will do to individuals and businesses […]

Condemned for a remarkable “lack of direction” our lame-duck government faced the country today with no plan and no majority. After watching the ‘Queen’s Speech’, a chance for Britain to hear the government’s plans set out for the years ahead, many were left deflated and disappointed. The main themes of this election were ignored completely. […]

I have today sent this letter to the Reading Chronicle: Dear Editor, As we await the General Election on the 8th June, the clock is still ticking towards a hard Brexit, supported by Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn. Their version of Brexit does nothing to unify a divided country with vitriol and distrust between the […]

On Monday 13th March the Labour party had one of its biggest meltdowns yet. Voting for, then against the amendment to protect the rights of EU citizens who already live in the UK to stay here. Nobody knows where Labour stand on Brexit, they’re trying desperately to play both sides. Unfortunately for them people in […]

Yesterday I sent the following letter to the Reading Chronicle: Dear Editor, I am horrified to see that the NHS in Reading faces a serious threat of staff shortages in the wake of Brexit. EU workers make up a significant chunk of employees in hospitals throughout Reading and a hard Brexit will mean that we […]

I today sent the following letter to the Reading Chronicle: “Whatever the prevailing policy of the Government of the day, we all want to advance our country’s success. However, this Government’s grand unveiling of their half-baked plan for Brexit last week is not best for Reading. The British people also made a decision in the […]