Medway Liberal Democrats have slammed the Government for not providing a single penny to improve and protect local bus services - while other areas have received hundreds of millions of pounds.
*pic by Alan Wells
We are in the middle of the worst cost of living crisis for 50 years. Inflation is forecast to hit 18% next year and spiralling energy costs are leaving many people in Medway struggling to pay their household bills and the disastrous impact this year's increases in the energy price cap has had on local people:
*photo by alan wells
Responding to the news of the Council's plans for air quality improvement on the Hoo Peninsula & its consultation for Four Elms Hill, Medway's Liberal Democrats believe that the plans do not go far enough to tackle air pollution. The Council has an obligation to manage air quality, by minimising carbon emissions & where necessary extending coverage of monitoring to include more potential pollution hotspots. The Council should have developed an understanding of air quality some time ago, & upgraded its air quality monitoring network to reflect the projected growth on the Peninsula.
Medway Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to cancel the October energy price cap increase - as Medway residents prepare for their energy bills to rise by up to 70% . The latest price cap - the maximum amount suppliers can charge customers for average energy usage in England, Scotland and Wales for October - is due to be announced at the end of this month and will come into affect in October.
