Kent Liberal Democrats Call for Urgent Action as Flu Admissions Soar and Vaccination Rates Plummet
Record H3N2 Flu Admissions Prompt Emergency Proposals for Vaccination, Funding, and Frontline Support.
15 Dec 2025
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Phil's team fixed a pothole near Lyminge Way
Phil the pothole duck and his friend Matthew, got the pothole in the junction of Lyminge Way and Tenterden Way filled.
30 Oct 2025
GPs
Our plan to recruit 8,000 more GPs
Last year there were 61 million GP appointments delayed for over two weeks or more. The Liberal Democrats have a five-year plan to give patients a legal right to a GP appointment within a week, or 24 hours if urgent.
25 Oct 2025
TDC
Meet your Garlinge by-election candidate: Matthew Brown
Thanet Liberal Democrats' candidate for the Garlinge by-election is local activist, Matthew Brown.
17 Oct 2025
Potholes
Introducing Phil the pothole duck
Phil (the pot hole duck) is our mascot for better roads in Thanet. If you see us out and about with Phil give us a wave - or come and take a selfie.
MB
4 Oct 2025
Margate
Statement on this weekend's protest in Margate:
The events of the past few weeks, and resulting manifestation in Thanet of a Far Right event, run by a party calling for both a ‘Holy War’, and the deportation of 5 million people from the UK, is no surprise to the Thanet Liberal Democrats.
DH
28 Sep 2025
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Local Government
Local Government Finance Emergency
After years of neglect, our local councils are in financial survival mode. The Liberal Democrats are calling on the Government to move past emergency bailouts and deliver a sustainable future for local government.
ZF
by Zöe Franklin
15 Mar 2026
International Affairs
Trump and the Wider World
The international stage has been shaken by a series of reckless and illegal actions from Donald Trump’s White House. Liberal Democrat members have passed a new motion to bolster our national defence and strengthen our alliances with reliable partners.
CM
15 Mar 2026
Children & Families
A digital world fit for the next generation
For too long, tech giants have treated children as data to be mined, using addictive algorithms and harmful content to keep them scrolling. While some are calling for blanket bans, we know these are impractical and risk isolating vulnerable groups.
VC
15 Mar 2026