Reading Liberal Democrats have demanded that we “finally do things differently” to reach a cross-party solution to the social care crisis.
Reading Liberal Democrats say Andy Burnham’s plan to remove VAT from domestic electricity bills in October does not go far enough to help struggling households.
Liberal Democrat Councillors in Reading are calling on the Labour-controlled Council to urgently refresh its Empty Homes Strategy, after new Government figures revealed that more than 1,400 properties in the borough are sitting outside the housing market.
A Reading Liberal Democrat Councillor is warning that with no indicators, no annual reporting, and no timetable to go further, residents have no way of verifying whether that progress is real or will continue.
Reading Liberal Democrats have raised concerns that Conservative Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Barber's annual report hides a sharp rise in anti-social behaviour and a worsening picture for Reading residents behind selective positive statistics.
Reading's Liberal Democrats have welcomed the principle behind the Government's new High Value Council Tax Surcharge — but condemned Labour for designing it in a way that leaves Councils like Reading Borough Council doing all the work.