Ben Sims for Southcote

Ben Sims is a technology entrepreneur who previously worked for the United Nations.  He believes that individuals and communities know best what solutions will work for them, and will fight to ensure their voices are heard when the council takes decisions.  In his spare time he enjoys exploring Reading and the surrounding countryside with his wife and young children.  If elected, his priorities are getting a fair deal for Southcote residents and services, building the affordable housing we need, where we need it, and protecting our green spaces and woodlands from further development.

Ben is strongly against the Labour administration's unilateral scrapping of the 30 free minutes at Dunstall Close and Recreation Road car parks, and encourages residents to sign our petition to restore it.  The free 30 minutes was a Lib Dem victory back in 2012, and was scrapped by the Labour portfolio holder without any vote.

Read the Reading Liberal Democrats' manifesto here.

Get in touch with Ben at info@readinglibdems.org.uk