The Medway Liberal Democrats have chosen Isabelle Cherry, an 18 year old activist, as their candidate for the Strood South by-election Isabelle Cherry, an 18 year old activist, has been chosen to lead the charge for the party. The Strood South ward has significantly high levels of income deprivation compared with the average for Medway - the proportion of children living in poverty in the area stands at over 25%.
Liberal Britain Event As part of a national series of Liberal Britain events Medway Liberal Democrats held a meeting to discuss our priorities for creating a Liberal Britain. The objective of the exercise is to share our thoughts with the national party leading into the Conference in September.
A bus station which opened in Chatham less than 5 years ago has come under fire from residents, after it was discovered that the information screens are unable to be used in sunny weather. Medway Lib Dems have been talking to the council on behalf of local residents in order to help solve the problem.
Lib Dems launch campaign to save Erasmus programme for Medway students The Liberal Democrats have launched a campaign to safeguard access to the Erasmus exchange scheme for hundreds of students in Medway. A petition has been launched that urges both the government and EU leaders to preserve Erasmus opportunities for UK students in the coming Brexit negotiations.
After weeks of EU Referendum campaigning, for which the standard of 'debate' on both sides was disgraceful, we now know the decisive result was to leave. But those who wished to make an informed decision based on true facts have been very badly let down.
