The Liberal Democrats have announced plans to fund more police officers across Medway and Kent as part of an extra £1bn nationwide investment into community policing.
Alan Bullion, Liberal Democrat Candidate for Rainham and Gillingham has pledged to oppose any planning application put forward to Medway Council to build 1,250 residential units on orchards located in Lower Rainham, which if goes ahead, would destroy Grade 1 agricultural land off Pump Lane. Alan said "We believe this would obliterate an area of locally valued landscape and therefore is completely incompatible with the aims of sustainable development. Medway's rural heritage in this area will be lost and can never be recovered if this development goes ahead. As with Capstone Valley and Riverside Country Park, these spaces are a vital asset for everyone.
Liberal Democrats would improve environmental standards in the Medway Towns by adopting sensible and consistently applied planning policies which are in line with the surrounding environment.
The Liberal Democrats have announced they will freeze rail fare increases for Medway commuters and season ticket holders for the next five years, while fixing the broken fares and ticketing system.
The Liberal Democrats have announced that they will spend £10 billion a year more on schools and hire 20,000 more teachers by the end of the next Parliament.
The Liberal Democrats announce today that they would allow Medway Council to increase council tax by up to 500% on empty homes that are left empty long-term. The latest Government statistics show that there were 1,144 homes left empty long-term in Medway in 2018.