At a full council meeting former Mayor of Reading Bet Tickner called on Reading Borough Council to organise a birthday party for Nelson Mandela's 90th.

Councillor Willis spoke out against the idea to honour Mandela. "We should not be using council tax payers money to celebrate the lives of terrorists." The whites only regime supporting councillor for Peppard temporarily halted his speech to allow Councillor Andrew Cumpsty to whisper to him that David Cameron had changed the official Tory position on Mandela before he continued: "Mandela is a great statesman and worthy of honour, but we should also include F.W. de Klerk in the celebrations for bravely giving the black population their own country back." Mr. Willis's amendment was however struck off when it was discovered that de Klerk was not old enough to have a 90th birthday party as well.

Fred Pugh had to leave the debate early for medical assistance as he was about to choke on his words.