Councillor Update: Hempstead and Wigmore March 2026 – July 2026
Read Cllr Andrew Lawrence’s Councillor Update for Hempstead and Wigmore March–July 2026. Covering North Kent LGR, council scrutiny, ward updates & local survey.
The Wigmore Coach Park Failure: £2.68m Debt, Bypassed Consultation, and Why We Will Call It In
Medway Cabinet plans to spend £2.68m on the Wigmore Coach Park site while bypassing public consultation and killing off development of much needed new homes at Blowers Wood. Read why we are calling it in.
Gagged: The Unanswered Questions on Medway Road Repairs
Medway residents deserve hard data on Medway road repairs, not evasion. Read why my questions on pothole targets have been blocked for six months.
Headline: Moving the Goalposts Doesn’t Fix Medway’s Roads
Press Release – 4th of June 2026 – Medway’s Roads
Paying the Price: What Labour’s Policies Are Really Doing to the Medway Economy
Since Keir Starmer entered Downing Street in July 2024, Labour has made a series of big economic decisions.
Councillor Update: December 2025 – February 2026
Welcome to my Councillor Update covering a busy winter period in Medway. Between the scrutiny of the council’s budget, the looming shadow of Local Government Reform, and my ongoing work in the ward and as a School Trustee, there is much to report.
Medway School Street
My speech to Medway’s Full Council Meeting 22nd of January 2026 moving Motion B.
The Funding Mirage and the Administration Failure: A Follow-Up to the Debt Disaster
If you thought my previous analysis of the “Debt Disaster” was the bottom of the pit for Medway Council, the Cabinet reports from the 13th of January 2026 have proven that there is much further to fall.
My Update November 2025
Fewer council meetings this month but very busy as Chair of Trustees. Medway Labour write-off £1M of car fines and raise the Palestinian Flag over Gun Wharf.
Less Properties to Rent Fewer Jobs
Gillingham & Rainham MP Naushabah Khan proudly announced that among other things she had “secured stronger rental rights for 8,879 renters in Gillingham and Rainham” and “supported the banning of zero hour contracts in Parliament.”