By Cllr Rob White
This Christmas with inflation rising and the cost of living going up it’s tough for many. Green Party councillors give strong support to everyone as they campaign for better pay, better working conditions and decent public services for all of us.
Greens standing shoulder to shoulder with nurses, posties rail workers and teachers
The Royal College of Nursing started strike action this month for the first time in its history, left with no other option after decades of under investment most recently from the Conservative government.
Across the country, key sector workers – our heroes of the pandemic – are campaigning for fair pay and conditions, for the simple recognition they deserve. We all clapped them in 2020. Now it’s time to pay them.
One thing was obvious as we stood alongside the striking nurses outside the Royal Berks Hospital last week, there is strong and clear public support for paying nurses a fair wage.
Unlike the Conservatives and Labour, Greens at all levels from MP to councillor stand shoulder to shoulder with them and offer our full support for their cause.
Merry Christmas and happy New Year to all from your Green Party councillors
I know that as well as recognising that times are tough I will be thinking about some of the positive stories from the year.
Everyone who has stepped up and taken in a refugee. All of those working to plug the gaps in our public services and the many people campaigning for clean air, clean water and clean energy.
This Christmas if you’re lucky enough to have a bit of extra money or time think of what you can do to support others.
As the second largest party on Reading Council Green Party councillors are also doing what we can to look out for residents. If you are struggling please check out the Reading Council website www.bit.ly/rdgcostofliving, and please get in contact if there is anything we can do to help.
We’d like to take this opportunity to wish Merry Christmas to all our friends and neighbours in Reading and send hope for a better year ahead.
By Green Party councillor Rob White, leader of the main opposition group on Reading Borough Council and ward member for Park
