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 [email protected].

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 [email protected].

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 [email protected].

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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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 Labour party, is Councillor Shabina Qayyum, the Group Leader and current Leader of the Council.

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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 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

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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 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. 

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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 podcast
• The Hilton Hotel
• The Regional Pool replacement
• Local Government Reorganisation
• The 2026 local elections

Plus much more.

If you have any suggestions for future guests, or have questions you'd like asking, you can email them to [email protected].

You can also find the podcast on X (formally Twitter) and Facebook @PoliticsPboro

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My guest on this episode of the podcast is Councillor Steve Allen. We discussed:

• His political journey to the Conservatives
• His time as part of the Conservative administration in power
• Council debt
• The Hilton Hotel
• The 2026 local elections

Plus much more.

If you have any suggestions for future guests, or have questions you'd like asking, you can email them to [email protected].

You can also find the podcast on X (formally Twitter) and Facebook @PoliticsPboro

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.