Reading Borough Council is secretly looking to appoint a new chief executive after finding out that Tricia Haines has been applying for other jobs. The current council boss was one of three applicants who applied for the £200,000 a year post at Cambridge County Council. They were impressed by the applicant's willingness to get involved in promoting unpopular policies and allowing herself to be photographed for political purposes. Especially commended was her idea to make The Cut one way to alleviate punt congestion.

However, after the news of her job interview leaked out, Trish has been quick to reassure the people of Reading that she would continue to serve them right up until: "the right sort of job offer comes along, then I'm out of this dump."