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39 Steps
39 days since Rishi Sunak called the General Election. 4 to go. How's it going so far for the various parties vying for your vote?
Join us as we recall the story so far, look at what the polls are telling us and talk about what the last four days of campaigning could look like.
Has anything changed your mind?
Are you undecided?
Take part in our Pompey Politics Poll of Portsmouth, Havant, Hayling, Fareham & Gosport (link in post comments).
Join us 6:27pm live on Facebook, Youtube, X & LinkedIn. Available later this evening wherever you get your podcasts.
2024 - Manifestos - Reform - Mark Zimmer
As part of a string of interviews about each party manifesto Portsmouth South Reform candidate Mark Zimmer shared with us what he feels are the key policies from the Reform UK 'Contract'.
We'll be sharing our interviews with each of the five larger parties as well as including them in Sunday's show.
Link to that episode will be in the original post comments. Streamed on Facebook, Youtube, LinkedIn & X. Watch back later. Audio version will also be available this evening wherever you get your podcasts.
2024 Manifestos - Liberal Democrat - Bella Hewitt
As part of a string of interviews about each party manifesto Fareham & Waterlooville Liberal Democrat candidate Bella Hewitt shared with us what she feels are the key policies from the Lib Dem Manifesto.
We'll be sharing our interviews with each of the five larger parties as well as including them in Sunday's show.
Link to that episode will be in the original post comments. Streamed on Facebook, Youtube, LinkedIn & X. Watch back later. Audio version will also be available this evening wherever you get your podcasts.
2024 Manifestos - Labour - Stefanie Harvey
In the third of our interviews about each party manifesto Havant Labour candidate Stefanie Harvey shares with us what she feels are the key policies from the Labour Party Manifesto.
We'll be sharing our interviews with each of the five larger parties as well as including them in Sunday's show.
Link to that episode will be in the original post comments. Streamed on Facebook, Youtube, LinkedIn & X. Watch back later. Audio version will also be available this evening wherever you get your podcasts.
2024 manifestos - Green Party - Elliot Lee
Watch today at 8pm as we share the 2nd of our party manifesto interviews.
As part of a string of interviews about each party manifesto Portsmouth South Green candidate Elliot Lee shared with us what they are the key policies from the Green Party Manifesto.
We'll be sharing our interviews with each of the five larger parties as well as including them in Sunday's show.
Link to that episode will be in the original post comments. Streamed on Facebook, Youtube, LinkedIn & X. Watch back later. Audio version will also be available this evening wherever you get your podcasts.
Conservative Party manifesto with Penny Mordaunt
As part of a string of interviews about each party manifesto Portsmouth North Conservative candidate Penny Mordaunt shared with us what she feels are the key policies it contains.
We'll be sharing the interviews with someone from each of the five larger parties as well as including them in Sunday's show. Link to that episode will be in the original post comments.
Stand by your man-ifesto
(Lies, damned lies, and manifestos).
Join us as we invite luminaries from the five national parties to share their take on their party's manifesto.
6:27pm Sunday June 23rd.
‼️Remember, this the first general election for which you'll need photo ID to vote in person.‼️
-🗳️Register to vote by 11:59pm 18th June
-✉️Register for postal vote by 5pm 19th June
-✈️Register for proxy votes by 5pm 26th June
-🪪Request FREE photo ID (Voter Authority Certificate - VAC) by 5pm 26th June
..things can only get stranger.
Nominations have closed (June 7th). Candidates are announced. It's now less than a month before the country goes to the polls.
-What have been the highs and lows of the 2nd full week of the election?
-Who will be on the ballot in Portsmouth, Havant, Fareham & Gosport?
Join us Sunday 6:27pm live on Facebook, Youtube & LinkedIn. Available later that evening wherever you get your podcasts.
�Remember, this the first general election for which you'll need photo ID to vote in person.�
-�Register to vote by midnight by 18th June
-�Register for postal vote by 19th June
-�Register for proxy votes by 5pm 26th June
-�Request FREE photo ID (Voter Authority Certificate - VAC) by 5pm 26th June
Planning Portsmouth's future - May 28th Extraordinary Full Council Meeting
May 28th 2024 saw a full meeting of Portsmouth City Council to consider the pre-submission of Portsmouth's local plan.
We take a look at the contributions, and hear where there was disagreement & debate, and where there was consensus.
What impact would the plan have on the number of new homes in the city ? On loss of open spaces? On the number of HMOs? On provision of local schools, doctors & dentists?
Did Portsmouth's Councillors vote through the submission or did it suffer the same fate as neighbouring Havant's plan which had to be ditched and taken back to the drawing board?
Join us live 6:27pm to find out & have your say in the comments.
Why does it always rain on me?
Some idiot decided we needed an emergency podcast to talk about the General Election now called for July 4th.
What could this mean for residents? What's likely in Portsmouth North & Portsmouth South?
2024 Local Elections - The Results
📊The results are in. 🗳️The ballots have been counted. The declarations made.
We take a look at the results for Portsmouth, Fareham, Havant & Gosport.
What have been the surprises?
What made the difference?
Was turnout higher or lower than normal?
These and other questions, with hopefully some answers and a couple of bar & pie-charts thrown in for good measure - join us live at 6:27pm.
🎙️Confirmed so far, we'll have interviews with:
🟧 Cllr Steve Pitt (Lib Dem) Leader of Portsmouth City Council
⬛️Cllr George Madgwick (Portsmouth Independents Party)
🟧 Cllr Paul Gray (Lib Dem) Hayling West
🟥 Mark Coates (Labour) Hayling East
Don't lose your vote May 4th
We lost the stream on the 2024 count so this is the continuation.
Portsmouth decides: The count. Live 2024
We'll be going live from Portsmouth Guildhall around 1am and bringing you the tension, excitement and drama that is The Count, and bringing you the ward results for the Portsmouth Local Elections 2024.
We're informed to expect results between 2am & 4am. Who needs sleep?
How wrong will our predictions from Wednesday turn out to be?
Who will be the winners?
Will there be any electoral surprises?
Join us and watch local democracy in action.
2nd Chances - prediction show
What do we think will be the result of the 2024 Portsmouth local elections?
If you've delivered your last leaflet, knocked your last door or made your last phone call before tomorrow's Get Out The Vote campaign, put your feet up and laugh at our predictions.
We're usually utterly, utterly wrong. Have a listen and tell us by how much.
If you're a humble voter, the boss in all this - tell us what you think, are we close or so way off the mark the latest detour from the works on Eastern Road is a shorter journey?
In all the excitement, we almost forgot.. today's our fifth birthday!
Thank you to all our listeners and viewers and especially to all our guests over the years - we literally couldn't make it without you.
Always a pleasure to hear from passionate and committed people who care about their community, regardless of where they might sit on the political spectrum. Thank You!
St Thomas ward hustings 2024
Join us to hear candidates in St Thomas answer questions about Somerstown & Portsea.
If you have questions to suggest, please email them to [email protected].
Mark Zimmer - Reform UK
Elliott Lee - Green Party
Unfortunately Lib Dem Ian Holder is unable to join us due to work commitments.
We've not heard from the Conservative, Labour or TUSC candidates at the time of posting, but hope they will also be able to take part.
St Jude ward hustings 2024
Who gets your vote May 2nd?
Candidates for St Jude ward in Southsea taking party are (at the time of posting):
🟧Hugh Mason
🟥Joshua Allen
⬜️John Hill
We hope to hear from
🟦Lee Kewell
🟩Harry Mallinder
If you have questions you'd like to suggest we put to all the candidates, message Pompey Politics Podcast or email [email protected]
Paulsgrove ward hustings 2024
Who gets your vote on May 2nd?
At time of posting we have the following confirmed to attend our online hustings:
George Madgwick - Portsmouth Independents Party
Ian McCulloch - Green Party
Invites have been sent to Labour, Lib Dem & Conservative.
If you have questions you'd like us to put to your candidates, message Pompey Politics Podcast on Facebook or email [email protected]
Last Full Council
We take a look at the last PCC Full Council Meeting ahead of May's local elections with a packed agenda of no less than eleven notices of motion, five deputations & two questions from the public.
Was Lord Mayor Tom Coles' last time Chairing a Full Council seven hours of delightful & harmonious agreement or were Councillors unable to resist kicking off their leaflet campaigns for May 2nd in the chamber?
Agenda details in full on PCC website. Link in comments.
13a Fairtrade city
13b Council of Sanctuary
13c Urgent need for improved NHS Dentistry provision
13d Pride in the streets of Pompey
13e International Women's day - Tackling Gender inequality in Portsmouth
13f An end to pointless paper usage
13g Guildhall trust theatre operations outside of Portsmouth
13h Addressing failures in Portsmouth major project delivery
13i Crisis in local authority funding
13j Hampshire & IOW integrated care board
13k Safer recruiting council
Questions to Cabinet:
Q1 Crisis re EV charging points
Q2 Accessibility taxis
Q3 Road safety around Cosham schools
Q4 Consider reducing cabinet positions*
Q5 Building work standards checks
Q6 Monitoring of Southern Water discharge levels
Q7 Funding for Barnsbury park*
*Q4 & Q7 will receive written answers
