Richard Davies

@Reading_Labour Councillor for Thames Ward.
Born in City of St Asaph.
Director @HolyBrookLtd.
Works in medical applications of information technology.

[Coalition to End Gambling Ads @EndGamblingAds]

This is a major step forward.

The scrapping of the outdated “Aim to Permit” rule will give councils power to say NO to betting shops and slots venues.

Well done to all those who made it happen including @DawnButlerBrent @Brent_Council @Jackie_olden1

Now let’s go further.

[Cllr. Ama Asare 🌹 🇬🇧 🇬🇭 🇺🇸 @ama_rdg]

I was honoured to chair the Adult Social Care, Children's Services and Education Committee for a second term.

It continues to be a real privilege to lead this important committee.

we discussed a wide range of key topics.
https://t.co/xxRW1D9qFw

[Sam @SamCKx]

A democratically elected British Prime Minister has been driven from office by a relentless campaign of propaganda and misinformation; funded, amplified and perpetuated by foreign billionaires and elites whose interests bear zero resemblance to those of ordinary working people.

A noble gesture from an emotional Keir Starmer, entirely consistent with his conduct in office.

A truly sad day for British democracy.

His full resignation speech:

[Micky Leng @LengMicky]

Reading's superduper new library now open to the public 👍

[Micky Leng @LengMicky]

Policy Committee...
New Whitley Wood Community Centre confirmed 👍
421 new Council homes up to December 2025, including new homes at Wensley Road & our acquisitions programme. Our LANB programme will deliver a further 362 Council homes by 2029 (this does not include acquisitions)

[Richard Davies @REDCaversham]

@DAaronovitch @JohnRentoul @_katedevlin John and his colleagues get bored nowadays if they're not agitating to remove a PM every two years.

[Adele Barnett-Ward @Adele_BW]

Don’t be misled by other parties’ cherrypicked bar charts. https://t.co/BWDRl0ioNF are backing me as the candidate best placed to keep Reform out of Thames Ward. See for yourself 👇 https://t.co/llbOkpYzep

[Richard Davies @REDCaversham]

The greatest trick the super-rich ever pulled was convincing the world that they'd move abroad if we taxed them properly.
More of this in the UK please @SadiqKhan

[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

Happy Tax Day, New York. We’re taxing the rich.

[Richard Davies @REDCaversham]

@mikegarson Mike. I want to thank you for your incredible piano on that album. It's brought me joy for over 40 years and inspired me to keep playing inadequately and just for myself but happily.

[Reading Borough Council @ReadingCouncil]

Next week our new Public Spaces Protection Order comes into effect to make Reading a better place for you by clamping down on dog control, dog fouling, begging, street drinking and the anti-social use of e-bikes and e-scooters. Here's what you need to know about the begging condition, which will be overseen by Thames Valley Police...

[Richard Davies @REDCaversham]

I don't know who are the most uttely opportunitist charlatans, LibDems or Greens.

[Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey]

Winston Churchill helped defeat fascism in Europe. He deserves better than being replaced by a badger 🦡

[Reading Borough Council @ReadingCouncil]

Reading’s first fleet of 24 high-spec battery electric buses started carrying passengers in early February.

The new double-deckers offer a smoother and quieter ride on the busy 24/7 Reading Buses purple 17 and claret 21 routes. They also have heating and air conditioning using heat pumps, comfy high back seats, two multi-use wheelchair and buggy bays, free WiFi and wireless phone charging.

The Council worked with Reading Buses to secure £4.7m government funding to help buy the new fleet and install charging stations at the bus depot. Another eight electric buses are due to start operating on the yellow 26 route in the summer following a further £1.3m of funding from the Department for Transport.

Reading Buses already has one of the most eco-friendly fleets in the country and these additional electric buses will support the Council’s aims of reducing carbon emission and improving air quality in the town.

We attended the electric buses launch event at Great Knollys Street in early February.

#rdguk

[Darren Jones MP @darrenpjones]

National borrowing is falling faster than expected.

Inflation is down.

Interest rates are falling.

Real wages are improving.

And the U.K. is the fastest growing of the wealthiest countries in Europe.

Step by step, we’re getting our economy back on track.

[Torsten Bell @TorstenBell]

Campaigning for Angeliki Stogia in Gorton and Denton.

Politics goes through phases. This phase is of stark choices: here a choice between a Tommy Robinson-backed Reform candidate who thinks people born here aren't British, and a Labour candidate bringing communities together.

[Richard Davies @REDCaversham]

@MrTCHarris @PhilipProudfoot With age comes a rosy view of the past and fear that the modern world is changing and unfamiliar around you.

[Harry Eccles @Heccles94]

UK Tax paid by Jim Ratcliffe in 2025: £0

UK tax paid by immigrants in 2025: £17,000,000,000

[Richard Davies @REDCaversham]

@LordWalney Not a fair comparison John, Starmer won a GE with a huge majority less than two years ago. Brown deposed a Labour PM to become Prime Minister himself.

[Reading Chronicle @rdgchronicle]

'Act Now' flood warnings in place as Reading properties could flood https://t.co/ejez6sPKgC

[Richard Davies @REDCaversham]

@chrisdeerin Simple - Anas resigns.

[Richard Davies @REDCaversham]

Supercharged legacy Labour-hating media (Express, Mail, Telegraph) plus certain socials (this one is the worst obviously) plus story-hungry political editors whose appetite for drama grew during Tory leadership changes and now must be sated.

[SunderlandLollipops 💙 @SunderlandLolly]

So just me and Keir Starmer's mam that don't understand the public's PURE HATRED for him. I get the u-turns and the winter fuel mess were annoying, but after 14 yrs of tory I find it hard to dislike this govt, I think a lot of the hate is fuelled by the media...🤔? Just me then😬