Red Tory

OPPOSING Henley town councillors Ian Reissmann and Will Hamilton often poke fun at each other during meetings and each tries to have the last word.

The latest spat came during a debate about how Henley should mark the Queen’s 90th birthday.

Cllr Hamilton, a Conservative, wanted the council to buy a commemorative coin for each of the town’s 1,163 primary school children at a cost of £2,035.35.

“I still have my silver jubilee mug from 1977,” he said. “Henley is a royal town and we should celebrate this.”

Cllr Reissmann, a member of Henley Residents’ Group, replied: “I don’t see the point of the coins particularly. Buying one for everyone on the basis that everyone would want one sounds a bit socialist, Will!”