 |
Reading station upgrade
Do you agree with Reading East's Conservative MP that Reading station's upgrade should not be brought forward?
|
|
|
|
- Anneliese welcomes re-opening of Jolly Anglers- but stresses continuing need for clamp-down on pubcos
 Anneliese Dodds, Labour’s parliamentary spokesperson for Reading East, today welcomed news that the Jolly Anglers pub on the Kennetside is to reopen next Monday. Anneliese organised a protest against the closure last June and since that date has lobbied both Enterprise Inns and the Government, both against the closure and in relation to broader problems with pubcos. Anneliese said: “I am delighted that the Jolly Anglers is to open its doors again. Sadly I will be away that evening but I hope everyone there enjoys toasting the reopening. Although it is right that we celebrate this success, while this pub...
- Rushy Mead: Anneliese calls on rivals to back wind farm plan
Climate change is real, we need to act now to protect the future, and responsible politicians of all parties must show leadership by facing down the sort of NIMBYism (Not In My Back Yard) that is threatening to derail Reading University’s plans for a wind-farm at Rushy Mead near Arborfield. That’s the stark message from Labour’s Anneliese Dodds, who is calling on the other candidates for Reading East and Wokingham to back the project, which she welcomed when it was announced back in 2008. She says: “The ice-caps are melting, the seas are rising, islands like the Maldives may disappear...
- Reading shoppers queue up to support Labour's ban on fox-hunting
 On Saturday afternoon, shoppers in Broad Street were queuing up to support Labour's ban on fox-hunting. The local Labour Party organised a survey to find out peoples' views on whether the ban should be removed (as proposed by the Conservatives) or retained. No less than 100% of people who participated in the survey stated that they supported Labour's ban on fox-hunting. Yet the Conservatives' leader, David Cameron, has pledged to dedicated Government time, if elected, to a bill abolishing the ban. Anneliese Dodds, Labour's parliamentary candidate for Reading East, stated: "It seems that Reading people are, if anything, even more...
- Local Tories must withdraw discredited crime claims says Anneliese
Figures used by the two Conservative candidates for Reading in an attempt to ‘prove’ an increase in violent crime are misleading and must be withdrawn, say Labour’s Anneliese Dodds and Naz Sarkar. Anneliese Dodds explains: “Before 2002 the decision on whether an incident was a violent crime was taken by police. After 2002, officers were obliged to record all incidents as violent crimes if the alleged victim said that is what it was. The aim was to stop police fiddling the figures and to get a better picture of violence. The obvious consequence was to send the raw numbers shooting...
- Anneliese adds to a 'million voices' supporting public services
 Labour parliamentary candidate Anneliese Dodds and a number of other local Labour party activists have expressed their strong support for Unison’s ‘Million Voices’ campaign. The Million Voices for Public Services campaign calls for investment and support for the people who provide public healthcare, education, housing and social services. Anneliese said: "I'm a proud supporter of Unison's 'Million Voices' campaign to protect the public services we all rely on. Public services don't just matter to the most vulnerable - although they are crucial to protect the elderly and unwell. Quality public services are also a key component of any civilised society,...
- Anneliese welcomes major step in bid to control HMOs
 Anneliese Dodds, Labour’s candidate for Reading East, has warmly welcomed an announcement by John Healey MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, giving local Councils much greater powers to control HMOs (Houses in Multiple Occupation). HMOs have been proliferating in many streets, particularly in the University area. Back in October 2008, Anneliese published a 12-point plan, Tackling Rogue landlords, Meeting Student Needs, most of which has now been implemented by Reading’s Labour Council. This plan could only make use of the limited planning and licensing powers available. The new rules, in effect from April this year, will require...
- Labour “saddened” by LibDem failure to back Reading
Labour leaders have expressed their sadness that at the Borough Council meeting on Tuesday the LibDems voted against Reading making another bid for city status, a proposal from Labour Leader Jo Lovelock designed to improve Reading’s standing, help attract inward investment, and bring more jobs to the town. She has already had letters of support from a number of local businesses and is expecting to get sponsorship for the bid, so there will not be use of Council taxpayers’ money. Labour candidate for Reading East, Anneliese Dodds, says: "Reading deserves representatives, both at local and national level, who...
|
|
