By Jamie Whitham, Green party candidate for Redlands
Because Reading has a growing Green presence, we’re winning and we’re growing
Across Reading, you can already vote for experienced councillors and campaigners knowing that they put the community first in places like Katesgrove, Park, and Redlands.
You can vote knowing that they can win, and make a difference on the council.
Because the Labour-run council makes costly mistakes, this costs us all
Labour councillors have a sorry track record on financial affairs.
Recently they returned £500,000 of money to the government that should have been spent insulating Reading homes. Let’s not forget – these are the people who recently signed off their accounts two years late and at an additional cost of £1 million…
As our council tax rises and inflation bites, the last thing Reading needs is more compliant Labour councillors to toe the line.
Because voting Green sends a message and Reading council needs balance
A vote for one of the old, tired, parties is a vote for another councillor who will turn up at meetings, never speak, and vote as they’re told.
That’s not how to stand up for people and it won’t change things in Reading.
We hope to win all the seats in Redlands, Katesgrove and Park wards and may be elsewhere.
This helps build a fairer, greener, more affordable Reading.
We have a growing presence on Reading council, a Green vote matters in Reading.
Green-run councils are leading the way in dealing with fuel poverty
Green-run councils are pioneering initiatives to address fuel poverty. We recognise the urgency of this so we’re leading the way with partnerships that serve the community and local businesses in places like Lewes. It’s a model that would work in Reading.
Because Greens in the room make a difference
Back in 2019, Reading Borough Council declared a Climate Emergency, but only because they were worried about losing councillors to the Green Party (they did anyway).
We always stand up for residents, even when we’re shouted down or outvoted, we’re still there, working hard all year round.
And we’re making a difference. We finally have a food waste collection. We’ll keep pushing for a kerbside glass collection.
e’ve held the council to account for its appalling P&O-style fire-and-rehire plan and insisted on the council paying a Living Wage.
Change is coming to Reading Council – help us and be a part of our Green future.
With Labour’s large majority on the council, you can’t ‘let the Tories in’ in Reading, and with all-out-elections, the Green group on the council could be bigger than the Conservative group.
You get what you vote for when you vote Green. Even in a ward in which we may not win, every Green vote sends a message:
- We need air we can breathe and adequate services, not more luxury flats.
- We need our parks and trees and green spaces protected, not built on.
- We need an effective plan on fuel poverty and insulation.
Go on, vote Green on Thursday, May 5, for a fairer, greener, more affordable town.
Visit our website for more information: https://reading.greenparty.org.uk/
Cllr Jamie Whitham (Redlands Ward)
