Posted on March 3, 2019March 3, 2019 by The Political MedwayThe Week in Medway Politics, 3 March Our Stories Franklin v Joyce Just Because We Can’t Vote Does Not Mean We Can’t Change Things iFAQs: The view from the gallery MC & FoI! WDTK? DTKT? LFO! Feb edition Virtual Doorstep: 9 weeks until #LocalElections2019 Top Tweets And the #Poll is closed. https://t.co/rIGBsNW23o— The Political Medway (@MedwayPolitics) February 24, 2019 Well this pretty much makes us redundant today. https://t.co/gRQKWb6mzC— The Political Medway (@MedwayPolitics) February 24, 2019 That’s not a doorstep. It’s the middle of the road. Oi @MedwayLabour stop taking photos in the middle of the road. https://t.co/pMHnssJ3nT— The Political Medway (@MedwayPolitics) February 24, 2019 Great to see Rehman managing to get through two pairs of trousers on his visit to a local church. https://t.co/KMPRnLLmnI— The Political Medway (@MedwayPolitics) February 24, 2019 Medway’s Magician Cllr with his shrinking/ growing leaflet trick. https://t.co/UmRYZVrlry— The Political Medway (@MedwayPolitics) February 24, 2019 The secret lives of councillors. https://t.co/Aln5ZEK9qh— The Political Medway (@MedwayPolitics) February 25, 2019 Well this is quite the hot take. https://t.co/wNDyVlViGr— The Political Medway (@MedwayPolitics) February 26, 2019 Exactly what are ‘some Labour controlled wards’ like, Cllr @gloriaopara?— The Political Medway (@MedwayPolitics) February 26, 2019 The mayor has some thoughts about his ward colleague Cllr Hall. pic.twitter.com/oyzkPd7kId— The Political Medway (@MedwayPolitics) February 26, 2019 Rehman Chishti one of only 20 Tory MPs to vote against the government position tonight. He opposed an amendment that would allow a vote on the extension of Article 50 as the PM promised yesterday. He and his group lost by 502 to 20. https://t.co/aPNfDn1snI— The Political Medway (@MedwayPolitics) February 27, 2019 Interesting article on Medway and city status. As an extra treat it includes an interview with Cllr Jarrett! https://t.co/op96JN7liK— The Political Medway (@MedwayPolitics) February 27, 2019 We had a reason to exist before you and we will continue to exist long after you have crawled back into your hole, you utterly irrelevant oaf. Your 'audience' is mostly baffled by the constant inane drivel coming out of your stupid tweets. https://t.co/pgKAb3ZI0M— The Political Medway (@MedwayPolitics) February 26, 2019 We'll be covering the launch of @MedwayLabour's manifesto tomorrow morning. Before certain people accuse us of favouritism, we'd turn up and cover any other Medway party that actually bothered to put together a manifesto too.— The Political Medway (@MedwayPolitics) March 1, 2019 We're delighted to hear a @MedwayTories candidate confirming that the party will be producing a manifesto in this election, unlike previous recent ones. We look forward to reading it. https://t.co/r4IUwXt2OW— The Political Medway (@MedwayPolitics) March 1, 2019 Medway Political Parties Medway Conservatives Medway Labour Whoa! So much to say about this, but mostly blown away by the arrogance of the claim that a community is shaped by a handful of Tories as opposed to the residents. @MedwayTories once again can't resist taking digs at Medway residents who didn't vote for them. https://t.co/ygVPzYxFTp— Medway Labour (@MedwayLabour) February 26, 2019 “The government now faces a stark choice at the next Spending Review: either continue to leave councils short of the money they need to keep children safe, or address the funding gap and give some of our most #vulnerable #Youngpeople hope of a brighter future.” @ClivJoh https://t.co/lLoixzg2EN— Medway Labour (@MedwayLabour) February 26, 2019 Cllr @vincemaple's speech at our #manifestolaunch, pledges to:– keep #counciltax lowest in #Kent – scrap #MCG and take back control of services– build a #MedwayfortheMany not the few pic.twitter.com/VOsGWx0kEH— Medway Labour (@MedwayLabour) March 2, 2019 https://twitter.com/MedwayLabour/status/1101862868478234624 Medway UKIP Medway Liberal Democrats Another great canvassing session in Watling Ward. #MedwayLibDems #MedwayElects19 pic.twitter.com/nN0YoSc5Ph— Medway Lib Dems (@MedwayLibDems) March 2, 2019 Medway Greens Interesting in relation to the #HooPeninsula – part of a European project from 2011-15, with the support of Medway Council, intended to help communities, businesses and governments enhance their Green Infrastructure. Wonder what happened? #GreenMedwayhttps://t.co/7Cl81xgO6N— Medway Green Party (@medwaygreens) February 24, 2019 Shameful that neither @KellyTolhurst or @Rehman_Chishti seem to have bothered to turn up for this debate (@tracey_crouch had courtesy to explain why she could not make it). Happy to hear what they feel is more important. @MedwayTories #ClimateEmergency https://t.co/H7504l7GCQ— Medway Green Party (@medwaygreens) February 28, 2019 Independents In Other News Among them are the tragic stories of people who died on Medway's streets https://t.co/L8ztkg7zQ3— Medway Messenger (@MedwayMessenger) February 25, 2019 The @ElectoralCommUK has today published a notice that they have received an application to register @MedwayVoice as a political party:https://t.co/Rhbdb8yqJ5The application includes a number of descriptions which may appear on ballot papers, but no logo. pic.twitter.com/CKtbz5MD0w— Medway Elects (@MedwayElects) February 26, 2019 Residents in #Rochester are expressing their anger after plans were approved to build a coach park right behind their gardens.@MedwayLabour's @ajpaterson spoke to us. @Phil_Wellbrook has the FULL story at https://t.co/Lq9O4a6yJE pic.twitter.com/U5jGWwMROI— KMTV (@KMTV_Kent) February 27, 2019 Medway Council launches review over stroke unit planshttps://t.co/vIkEVGdidN pic.twitter.com/KR35o6qWG6— Medway Messenger (@MedwayMessenger) February 27, 2019 Rehman About Town https://twitter.com/Rehman_Chishti/status/1100081242786197506 Met with Secretary of State for Health @MattHancock MP along with @KellyTolhurst MP and once again reiterated our real concern at the unacceptable decision by Joint Committee of CCG not to have a HASU (Stroke Unit) in Medway. Will work with @medway_council to challenge this. pic.twitter.com/WZ6sFA32DL— Rehman Chishti (@Rehman_Chishti) February 26, 2019 https://twitter.com/Rehman_Chishti/status/1100293693414821889 https://twitter.com/Rehman_Chishti/status/1100376213326102529 Today on Home Affairs Committee I took evidence on the English Channel migrant crossings from @kent_police brilliant Chief Constable Alan Pughsley, Steve Rodhouse @NCA_UK & Julie-Ann Wood Maritime & Coastguard Agency on the effectiveness of current Gov strategy @CommonsHomeAffs pic.twitter.com/R1zkNv2mi7— Rehman Chishti (@Rehman_Chishti) February 26, 2019 Thank you Sir David Natzler for your huge dedication & public service for over 43 years to @HouseofCommons, including 4 years as Clerk of the House. All the best for your retirement from 1st March – you will certainly be missed! pic.twitter.com/kHmlQmkdWN— Rehman Chishti (@Rehman_Chishti) February 27, 2019 https://twitter.com/Rehman_Chishti/status/1100790158130069504 https://twitter.com/Rehman_Chishti/status/1100798667257188352 https://twitter.com/Rehman_Chishti/status/1101373071401865216 Share:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Related