Why I am Starting MedwayFirst

MedwayFirst will be run by Medway Residents for Medway Resident
The State of Medway Council Finances: Two Months In, and £26 Million Over Budget

Medway Council Finances has had £60.6m of emergency support since 2024 — and is now £26.7m over budget again. A plain look at the state of the council’s finances.
Medway Council Cycle Watch: May to 16 July 2026

A plain-English round-up of every big Medway Council decision from May to the 16 July Full Council — Cabinet, planning, health and children’s services.
Medway Residents Survey – July 2026

I want to hear from you. Please complete my Medway Residents Survey.
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.
A 5 Part Positive Blueprint for a North Kent Bus Network

Why the Manchester Bee Network proves that a North Kent bus network is the ultimate Conservative, localist blueprint for a future North Kent Unitary Authority.
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.
Three Years of Labour in Medway – A Legacy of Debt, Fines, and Failure

My take on three years of a Labour Administration that has seen failures to balance the books, excessive borrowing and a lack of scrutiny.
Medway Council Cycle Watch: March to 23 April 2026

A summary of decisions taken across Cabinet, Full Council and the main scrutiny committees in the cycle ending with Full Council on 23 April 2026. The factual sections are deliberately neutral and link to source documents at democracy.medway.gov.uk.
My personal commentary is gathered into a single Conservative View section at the start.