We welcome the Isle of Wight’s Councillor Andrew Garratt 🟧 & Meon Valley’s Councillor Malcolm Wallace 🟩 to talk to us about their hopes and fears for devolution and local government reorganisation (LGR).

What could this mean for the voters they represent and the services they depend on?

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Fratton is an urban area of Portsmouth and one of its 14 City Council Wards. Jacob Short has stood for election in Fratton twice as a Candidate for Portsmouth Independents Party.

We ask Jacob to tell us, What is it about Fratton?, What are the problems faced by its residents?

What are Jacob’s views on student housing, parking, HMOs, fly tipping, empty shops & crime?

Join us as Jacob Short tells us the truth of life in Fratton for its residents and shares how he hopes to make a difference.

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We take a look at the Spring Statement made by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves this week in Parliament -

-What were the key policies?

-What difference will this make and to whom?

-How did the other parties respond?

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From this side of the Atlantic it’s hard to understand some of the policies and statements of Trump’s 2nd administration.

We’re delighted to welcome Jamie Miller to the show.

Jamie’s political pedigree as a former exec director of Republican Party Florida, campaign manager, director of field operations & author of “American Speeches That Changed The World” makes him supremely qualified to help us Brits make sense of it all.

Jamie runs the Reasonable Arguments podcast with his wife Jennifer. https://reasonablearguments.com

We welcome Leader of Portsmouth City Council, Cllr Steve Pitt onto the show to talk us through Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) & Devolution.

-Glorious future or shut-gun wedding?

-What’s new since the government’s white paper just before Christmas?

-Who’s deciding what?

-What is changing & when?

-What price could Portsmouth residents be left to pay?

Portsmouth City Council Meeting 25/02/25 - Budget for 2025/26 & beyond

-What is the ·Lib Dem administration saying about the city·s finances for 25/26 and beyond?

-What amendments were put forward by the other parties (PIP, Labour, Conservative)?

-Which were struck down or accepted by the council?

Original meeting details: https://democracy.portsmouth.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?MId=5375&x=1

Original Stream - PCC's Democratic Services Dept https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8ayb-bRExw

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February 14th was valentines day. February 11th while not being valentines day was an expression of emotions other than love - to call it hate would be strong, but we'll let you decide..

The Cabinet Meeting of Portsmouth City Council met to review certain proposals ahead of the Council's Full Budget Meeting February 25th.

Full meeting details available here

Full meeting was streamed by PCC's Democratic Services

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As we mark the fifth anniversary of the UK leaving the EU, we celebrate that day and what’s happened since.

Tell us what you're celebrating from that night or since.

ADVISORY: There is some conversational swearing in this episode.