Local and Municipal

This page covers local political activity from the 1970s to the 2010s, but deals mostly with the period as a local councillor on Reading Borough Council (1988- 2008), and in particular as Leader of the Labour Group and Leader of the Council (1995-2008).

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The first five pieces reflect the Leader's role.

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Your town your services: a review of 1994-95. Foreword

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Reading Borough Council, Annual Report, 1995-96. Introduction

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Reading Borough Council, Annual Report, 1996-97. Introduction

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Reading Policy & Services Handbook, 1996-97. Foreward

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My job as leader of the Council, from Everything Reading, April-June 2006

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Especially in the 1990s, the position of Leader of the Labour Group was more taxing than the position of Leader of the Council. There follows a series of examples of reports to the Labour Group:

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Rhodri Hughes and David Sutton: Report to Labour Group, Reading Borough Council, 25 March 1996

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David Sutton: Report to Labour Group, Reading Borough Council, 25 March 1996

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David Sutton: Report to Labour Group, Reading Borough Council, 17 June 1996

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David Sutton: Report to Labour Group, Reading Borough Council, 23 February 1996

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David Sutton: Report to Labour Group, Reading Borough Council, 2 September 1996