Across Kent, our rivers are being turned into open sewers — and the politicians in Westminster don’t want to talk about it.
“The scale of what’s being pumped into our waterways isn’t a mishap. It’s the direct result of decades of failed planning.”
The Numbers Don’t Lie
In the Medway catchment alone, over 600 million litres of sewage were spilt in a single year. Across the river basin, 238 storm overflows discharged roughly 4,300 times. At Motney Hill, raw sewage poured into the Medway for 244 hours straight.
Only 14% of England’s rivers meet good ecological status. In Kent, phosphate levels at monitoring points near Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone have been recorded at ten times the safe limit.
Children Are Getting Sick
This isn’t abstract. Children have been hospitalised after swimming in the River Medway. Families are being told their local rivers are too dangerous to touch. In a first-world country, in 2026, that is a disgrace.
Why Is This Happening?
Because successive governments have allowed mass, uncontrolled housing development across Kent without upgrading the sewage infrastructure to cope. Every new estate means more waste — and the pipes, pumps, and treatment works haven’t kept up.
GB Freedom Party Says: Enough
We demand an infrastructure-first approach. No new housing development should be approved in Kent until water and sewage capacity is proven. Our rivers belong to the people of Kent — not to developers and neglectful water companies.
See also: Kent Local News — Britain’s Water Crisis: As Infrastructure Crumbles, Can Public Health Be Protected — the national context behind Kent’s sewage scandal.
