Reading Conservatives have denied responsibility for the overnight vandalism of the iconic Reading Central Club 'Black History' mural. Andrew Cumpsty said: "It is purely co-incidental that Rik Willis appeared at the Ethnic Minorities Forum when the future of the Central Club was discussed, even though he isn't on the forum."

The giant mural was subject to a whitewash in the early hours of the morning and a 'correction' to what the tagger called in a scrawled note the systematic rewriting of history to favour the outdated road to self-determination.

The Reading International Solidarity Centre was also subject of a grafitti attack with 'Pinochet Was A War Hero' and "Heath Died A Traitor" daubed on its walls. Police say they are looking for the culprit, but they are confident that they will catch him red handed. However, the vandalised mural will stay as a local landmark as the council graffiti team have refused to remove it because it is greater than 1 square metre.