Big Issues
Our consultation response on the future of Medway’s adult social care: reject the proposals
We believe for the reasons laid out in our official response that the proposals consulted upon should be rejected.
Medway Labour Consultation Response: Adult Social Care
Medway Labour’s consultation response to the Council’s ‘vision for commissioning and providing adult social care social services in Medway’.
Initial Response to Council Budget
Tory budget shows broken election promises, with cuts to front-line services hitting Medway’s most vulnerable.
Cllr Teresa Murray writes regarding care concerns in Medway
Medway Labour’s Spokesperson for Adult Health and Social Care details concerns.
Open letter from Medway Council calls for urgent meeting with Secretary of State over Thames Estuary Airport
An urgent meeting has been called for with Justine Greening, the Secretary of State for the Department of Transport.
Challenging unfair fares
Medway Labour are opposing the Tory rises to rail and bus fares which are a sting in the tail to commuters, small business and our tourist industry
Arriva challenged over local bus services – See correspondence here
Medway Labour challenged Arriva over rises in fares and poor value-for-money on behalf of thousands of bus users. It is time to look again at privatised bus services and the model behind local services.
Standing up for Medway’s Social Care
Medway Labour Group have called an emergency public meeting to discuss the proposed closure and privatisation of care services in Medway.
Education Education Education: Why Education is going backwards under the Tories
Medway Labour are extremely concerned by the direction our education system is going in, both nationally and locally, under the Coalition, and believe we are in real danger of creating a ‘lost generation’ of young people due to their reckless [...]
