Reading battles the recession
Anneliese Dodds and Naz Sarkar, Labour’s parliamentary candidates for Reading East and West, respectively, today welcomed claims that Reading “had the right ingredients to succeed after the recession has passed”.
The claims were made in a detailed report prepared by the non-partisan, independent, research and policy institute the ‘Centre for Cities’.
The report concluded that Reading, alongside four other cities, had a strong private sector, high levels of entrepreneurship, a highly educated workforce and a large share of knowledge-intensive jobs. This conclusion was based on a detailed index of economic indicators for Britain’s cities (and large towns).
Anneliese said: “I am delighted to hear that Reading has been singled out as “one to watch” in the Centre for Cities’ outlook for 2010. This report shows how a Labour council working with a Labour government can help create, maintain and sustain jobs and businesses for local people, alongside a vibrant and diverse business community”.
And Naz said: “It’s no accident that we have so many quality new developments in Reading- this is due to the hard work of the Council engaging with partners to get the very best for the town. It is our top priority to make sure that Reading’s economy keeps on thriving in this way.
This report is great news but Anneliese and I will carry on working hard with the council to ensure we have policies in place to help hard working families come out of the recession”
