I’ve just been taking a closer look at Rob Wilson’s new website; he has decided to be as open as possible by including details on his expenses and staff members he employs so residents can easily find them. A very welcome move, particularly considering the recent bad press all sides have received over the past [...]
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Rob Wilson, MPÂ for Reading East, has re-launched his website www.robwilsonmp.com, well worth a look.
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I was delighted to see that Reading’s Kate Winslet finally succeeded in picking up an Oscar last night, a remarkable achievement!
Also congratulations must go to Reading’s Ricky Gervais who wrote some of the amusing jokes for the host.
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Well it made me laugh…
Hat-tip Reading Chronicle
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It’s long been known that Martin Salter likes to attend photo opportunities in Reading East, this seems to have been confirmed by a letter to the Reading Chronicle today, signed “Martin Salter MP, Reading East”.
Just to confirm… Martin Salter is the Labour MP for Reading West, Rob Wilson is the Conservative MP for Reading East.
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News has just reached me that Martin Salter, Labour MP for Reading West, is standing down at the next election.
Update 14:00: The story has now been confirmed here and here
Update 14:30: It appears he’s standing down as he thinks the Government is likely to lose the next election: “I’ve given the matter a great deal [...]
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My mother, who lives on a big hill in the Midlands countryside, trekked down to her local post office on Monday to post me a parcel. Not unusual, apart from the sheer amount of snow prevented any cars from moving. She arrived at 4pm to find the post office open, so asked for it to [...]
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Today I reached the grand old age of 21 25+3. I thought that the days of getting asked for ID were finally behind me; luckily thanks to the staff in Waitrose today I was wrong. With increases in under-age drinking, it is good to see that staff are not afraid to ask the question when [...]
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I’m slowly getting the hang of Twitter, you can now follow me by clicking the follow button under my photo at http://twitter.com/daveluckett
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It seems to be the current trend to say the amount of work you’ve done in Reading at the moment, so here’s mine:
• Attended a Neighbourhood Action Group meeting
• Attended three council meetings including an Education and Children’s Services Scrutiny Panel
• Attended Cabinet
• Attended a full council meeting (6.30pm until 11.30pm!)
• Inspected two homes that provide care for disabled children [...]
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