Politics of Peterborough

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 electionCould independents have an impact on the resultsPredictions on who will be seen as the winner after the dust settlesPlus 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

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 changeThe lack of women candidates and what impacts that might haveWhether 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, Facebook and YouTube @PoliticsPboro

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 prioritiesLocal Government ReorganisationThe Council’s financesThe local plan, housing and growthTheir 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.

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 prioritiesLocal Government ReorganisationThe Council’s financesThe local plan, housing and growthTheir 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.

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 prioritiesLocal Government ReorganisationThe Council’s financesThe local plan, housing and growthTheir 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 Labour party, is Councillor Shabina Qayyum, the Group Leader and current Leader of the Council.

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 prioritiesLocal Government ReorganisationThe Council’s financesThe local plan, housing and growthTheir record on the council.We will then finish with party specific questions on the upcoming election, and from you, the listeners. In this episode, representing the Conservative party, is Group Deputy Leader Councillor Steve Allen

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 prioritiesLocal Government ReorganisationThe Council’s financesThe local plan, housing and growthTheir record on the council.We finish with party specific questions on the upcoming election, and from you, the listeners. In this episode, representing the Green party, is Councillor Heather Skibsted, the Group Leader, and Councillor Imtiaz Ali, the Chairman of the Peterborough Green Party. 

My guest on this episode of the podcast is Council Leader, Councillor Dr Shabina Qayyum. We discussed:What's happened in the 2 years since she was last on the podcastThe Hilton HotelThe Regional Pool replacementLocal Government ReorganisationThe 2026 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 on this episode of the podcast is Councillor Steve Allen. We discussed:His political journey to the ConservativesHis time as part of the Conservative administration in powerCouncil debtThe Hilton HotelThe 2026 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