The Reading Chronicle has spiked an interview with Mick Spreader after it was run past the paper's lawyers and discovered to contain too many facts. In the article Mr. Spreader claimed that Martin Salter campaigned against Aldermaston expansion whilst backing the replacement of Trident, claimed that he said he was against the Iraq war, yet was missing at all three crucial Commons votes and that he voted for the ban on fox hunting then later agreed to become a centenary patron for the British Association for Shooting and Conservation. Such bare faced facts about Mr. Salter meant that it was quite clearly unsuitable for publishing.

Fans of the paper, shouldn't worry about a reduction in column inches as its space was filled by another regurgitated press release from Reading Borough Council promoting the lead councillor for Culture and Sport.