Politics of Peterborough

In this general election special, I speak to 4 of the North West Cambridgeshire candidates who hope to gain your votes at the General Election on the 4th July.If you want to listen to any of the candidates' interviews in full, they can be found over on the new YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@PoliticsPboroIf 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 (formally Twitter) and Facebook @PoliticsPboro

In this general election special, I speak to 2 of the Peterborough candidates who hope to gain your votes at the General Election on the 4th July.If you want to listen to any of the candidates' interviews in full, they can be found over on the new YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/@PoliticsPboroIf 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 (formally Twitter) and Facebook @PoliticsPboro

My guests on this episode of the podcast are former BBC Radio Cambridgeshire breakfast presenter and current Director of Marketing and Communications at Peterborough Cathedral, Paul Stainton; Independent councillor for Orton Waterville ward, Cllr Julie Stevenson; and Local Democracy Reporter, Joanna Taylor. In this second part, we discussed:The state of each of the local parties going into the local electionsSome of the most competitive wardsPredictions for the electionIf 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 (formally Twitter) and Facebook @PoliticsPboro

My guests on this episode of the podcast are former BBC Radio Cambridgeshire breakfast presenter and current Director of Marketing and Communications at Peterborough Cathedral, Paul Stainton; Independent councillor for Orton Waterville ward, Cllr Julie Stevenson; and Local Democracy Reporter, Joanna Taylor. In this first part, we discussed:The events of the last full council meetingTurnout at local electionsWhether Councillors should live in the ward they representPlus 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 (formally Twitter) and Facebook @PoliticsPboro

My guests on this episode of the podcast are the current leadership of the Council - Leader Councillor Mohammed Farooq and Deputy Leader Councillor John Howard. We discussed:How Councillor Farooq got into politics, and his departure from the ConservativesHow Peterborough First took control of the CouncilThe Hilton HotelThe closure of the Regional Pool and potential replacement detailsThe Station QuarterThe upcoming Local ElectionsPlus 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 (formally Twitter) and Facebook @PoliticsPboro

My guest for this episode is Peterborough Liberal Democrats group leader Councillor Christian Hogg. We discussed:The Lib Dems aims for the 2024 local electionsWhat changes there have been since Peterborough First took on the leadership of the Council.The Council's net zero targetThe Regional poolYouth engagement within the cityPlus 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 (formally Twitter) and Facebook @PoliticsPboro

My guest for this episode is Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Mayor, Dr Nik Johnson. We discussed:What brought him to Cambridgeshire from NorthumberlandWhat made him want to go into politicsHis apology following the recently released report into his conduct during his first year in officeThe changes in leadership at Peterborough City Council, and how that has changed the relationship with the Combined AuthorityPeterborough MP Paul Bristow's tweets about himWhether he wants to see a Low Emissions Zone introduced in PeterboroughThe introduction and potential tripling of his mayoral preceptPlus 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 (formally Twitter) and Facebook @PoliticsPboro

On this month's episode, I sat down with North-West Cambridgeshire MP Shailesh Vara. We discussed:His upbringing and route into politicsThe racism he has faced along with the current dangers of being an MPHis reaction to the double by-election defeats suffered by the ConservativesThe resignation of 7 Conservative councillors and likely imminent change of leadership of the CouncilThe Showground development and potential loss of the Peterborough PanthersPlus 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 us on X (formally Twitter) and Facebook @PoliticsPboro.