Politics of Peterborough

My guest on this episode of the podcast is Council Chief Executive Matt Gladstone. We discussed:
The role of Chief Executive
The relationship between Councillors and Officers
Council finances
Public trust and Council standards
Local Government Reorganisation
Plus much more.

If you have any suggestions for future guests, or have questions you'd like asking, you can email them to politics.peterborough@hotmail.com.

You can also find the podcast on X and Facebook @PoliticsPboro
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My guests on this episode of the podcast are Independent councillor for Orton Waterville ward, Cllr Julie Stevenson; Independent councillor for Eye, Thorney & Newborough ward, Cllr Mark Ormston; and Vice Chairman of the Peterborough Civic Society, Toby Wood. In this second part, we discussed:
The situation each of the groups finds themselves going into this election
Could independents have an impact on the results
Predictions on who will be seen as the winner after the dust settles
Plus much more.

If you have any suggestions for future guests, or have questions you'd like asking, you can email them to politics.peterborough@hotmail.com.

You can also find the podcast on X, Facebook and YouTube @PoliticsPboro
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My guests on this episode of the podcast are Independent councillor for Orton Waterville ward, Cllr Julie Stevenson; Independent councillor for Eye, Thorney & Newborough ward, Cllr Mark Ormston; and Vice Chairman of the Peterborough Civic Society, Toby Wood. In this first part, we discussed:
The last couple of years for the Council, and the constant change
The lack of women candidates and what impacts that might have
Whether Councillors should live in the ward they represent
Plus much more.

If you have any suggestions for future guests, or have questions you'd like asking, you can email them to politics.peterborough@hotmail.com.

You can also find the podcast on X, Facebook and YouTube @PoliticsPboro

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In this mini-series of episodes, I speak with representatives from each of the political parties currently represented on Peterborough City Council to understand their priorities, their ideas for the city, and how they believe the council should be run.

Each representative in this series is being asked the same core set of questions on:
Their party’s vision and priorities
Local Government Reorganisation
The Council’s finances
The local plan, housing and growth
Their record on the council.

We then finish with party specific questions on the upcoming election.

In this episode, representing Reform UK is the party's first councillor on Peterborough City Council, Councillor Andrew O'Neil.
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In this mini-series of episodes, I speak with representatives from each of the political parties currently represented on Peterborough City Council to understand their priorities, their ideas for the city, and how they believe the council should be run.

Each representative in this series is being asked the same core set of questions on:
Their party’s vision and priorities
Local Government Reorganisation
The Council’s finances
The local plan, housing and growth
Their record on the council.

We then finish with party specific questions on the upcoming election, and from you, the listeners.

In this episode, representing the Liberal Democrats is Group Leader Councillor Christian Hogg.
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