Candidate Adetomi Yemi meets Caroline Flint MP
Caroline Flint MP, the Shadow Local Government and Communities Minister visited Gillingham yesterday to join our campaign and listen to the community.
The Fresh Ideas event was attended by a number of senior local representatives including those from charities, youth organisations and faith groups. All expressed grave concerns at the cuts being inflicted by the Conservative Government.
A key issue raised were the cuts on young people and the future impact of worklessness that will impact future generations.
Adetomi Yemi is currently a student at a local University and he feels passionately that the local community and specifically families living in Brompton or St Mary's Island are being hurt by Conservative Policies.
The Tories have cut the Education Maintenance Allowance, cut the Future Jobs Fund, risen tuition fees to £9,000 and have cut local Connexion and youth services. All of these are having real impacts on the ground from All Hallows, Hoo to Rainham and Watling.
Labour is standing a candidate under 30 in every target ward in Medway reflecting a generation of change for Medway Council. The future for our towns against a tired and out-of-touch Conservative front bench.
Caroline met with a number of residents close to the Gillingham train station from Brompton, including a number of former Conservatives, who feel angry about the train fare increases.
River is being let down by Conservatives. Time to stand up for your community
I know that the tories think that River Ward begins at St Mary's and ends at Gun Wharf, but I didn't think Labour would forget the rest of the Ward this quickly!
ReplyDeleteThere are plenty of families and single people 'living' in Chatham and Rochester that will be just as adversely affected by tory greed as anyone living elsewhere.
Anyway, I think that Ms Flint is one of the more likeable MP's but it is a shame that she could not visit my part of the ward to see how our community and environment has been decimated by tory incompetence.
Thanks Anon. There is some positive news for the Chatham-end of the ward.
ReplyDeleteSince being elected John has set up a new town centre forum to better stand up for local residents.
In addition, he has delivered on a number of alley-gating projects which he will be highlighting shortly.
Remember he has only been elected since the Autumn- a lot more to do, but believe us, we take no part of the ward for granted.
Continue to read the blog over the coming weeks and you will see.