Home
Categories
EXPLORE
True Crime
Comedy
Society & Culture
Business
Sports
History
Fiction
About Us
Contact Us
Copyright
© 2024 PodJoint
00:00 / 00:00
Sign in

or

Don't have an account?
Sign up
Forgot password
https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts221/v4/ef/6f/00/ef6f002c-15f1-5ce1-ff3f-7605b6816adf/mza_5210565372774635805.jpeg/600x600bb.jpg
Politics of Peterborough
Dave Adcock
29 episodes
1 month ago
Long form interviews with local politicians, councillors, activists and residents of Peterborough, UK. You can find us on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook and @PoliticsPboro, where you can discuss what has been said in the episode. If you have any questions that you'd like to put to future guests, you can send them to politics.peterborough@hotmail.com

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

Show more...
Government
News,
Politics
RSS
All content for Politics of Peterborough is the property of Dave Adcock and is served directly from their servers with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.
Long form interviews with local politicians, councillors, activists and residents of Peterborough, UK. You can find us on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook and @PoliticsPboro, where you can discuss what has been said in the episode. If you have any questions that you'd like to put to future guests, you can send them to politics.peterborough@hotmail.com

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

Show more...
Government
News,
Politics
Episodes (20/29)
Politics of Peterborough
With Councillor Steve Allen

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 politics.peterborough@hotmail.com.


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


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

Show more...
1 month ago
1 hour 1 minute 11 seconds

Politics of Peterborough
With Councillor Daisy Blakemore-Creedon

My guest on this episode of the podcast is Councillor Daisy Blakemore-Creedon. We discussed:

  • Her early route into politics
  • Her resignation from the Labour group
  • Using Tommy Robinson on her social media
  • Her role in the resignation of Councillor Dennis Jones as Council Leader
  • Her role in the Women's Safety Initiative

Plus 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


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

Show more...
2 months ago
52 minutes 44 seconds

Politics of Peterborough
With The Very Reverend Chris Dalliston

My guest on this episode of the podcast is The Very Reverend Chris Dalliston, Dean of Peterborough Cathedral. We discussed:

  • How he got into a life of ministry
  • Religion in the UK
  • Religion and Politics
  • Peterborough Cathedral's place in the city
  • Its financial issues

Plus 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


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

Show more...
3 months ago
47 minutes 51 seconds

Politics of Peterborough
With Sam Carling MP

My guest on this episode of the podcast is the MP for North West Cambridgeshire, Sam Carling. We discussed:

  • How he got into politics and becoming an MP
  • Whether he feels a responsibility to be a voice for young people
  • His vote on the welfare bill
  • His vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
  • The Local Government review
  • The proposed Sports Quarter

Plus 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


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

Show more...
4 months ago
49 minutes 17 seconds

Politics of Peterborough
North West Cambridgeshire 2024 General Election Part 2

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/@PoliticsPboro


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


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

Show more...
1 year ago
38 minutes 47 seconds

Politics of Peterborough
North West Cambridgeshire 2024 General Election Part 1

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/@PoliticsPboro


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


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

Show more...
1 year ago
39 minutes 33 seconds

Politics of Peterborough
Peterborough 2024 General Election

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/@PoliticsPboro


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


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

Show more...
1 year ago
45 minutes 18 seconds

Politics of Peterborough
Pre-Elections 2024 - Part 2

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 elections
  • Some of the most competitive wards
  • Predictions for the election


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


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

Show more...
1 year ago
1 hour 16 minutes 21 seconds

Politics of Peterborough
Pre-Elections 2024 - Part 1

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 meeting
  • Turnout at local elections
  • 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 politics.peterborough@hotmail.com.


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


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

Show more...
1 year ago
1 hour 7 minutes 22 seconds

Politics of Peterborough
With Councillors Mohammed Farooq & John Howard

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 Conservatives
  • How Peterborough First took control of the Council
  • The Hilton Hotel
  • The closure of the Regional Pool and potential replacement details
  • The Station Quarter
  • The upcoming 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 politics.peterborough@hotmail.com.


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


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

Show more...
1 year ago
1 hour 10 minutes 15 seconds

Politics of Peterborough
With Councillor Christian Hogg

My guest for this episode is Peterborough Liberal Democrats group leader Councillor Christian Hogg. We discussed:

  • The Lib Dems aims for the 2024 local elections
  • What changes there have been since Peterborough First took on the leadership of the Council.
  • The Council's net zero target
  • The Regional pool
  • Youth engagement within the city

Plus 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


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

Show more...
1 year ago
1 hour 6 minutes 28 seconds

Politics of Peterborough
With Mayor Dr Nik Johnson

My guest for this episode is Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority Mayor, Dr Nik Johnson. We discussed:

  • What brought him to Cambridgeshire from Northumberland
  • What made him want to go into politics
  • His apology following the recently released report into his conduct during his first year in office
  • The changes in leadership at Peterborough City Council, and how that has changed the relationship with the Combined Authority
  • Peterborough MP Paul Bristow's tweets about him
  • Whether he wants to see a Low Emissions Zone introduced in Peterborough
  • The introduction and potential tripling of his mayoral precept

Plus 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


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

Show more...
1 year ago
1 hour 27 minutes 31 seconds

Politics of Peterborough
With Shailesh Vara MP

On this month's episode, I sat down with North-West Cambridgeshire MP Shailesh Vara. We discussed:

  • His upbringing and route into politics
  • The racism he has faced along with the current dangers of being an MP
  • His reaction to the double by-election defeats suffered by the Conservatives
  • The resignation of 7 Conservative councillors and likely imminent change of leadership of the Council
  • The Showground development and potential loss of the Peterborough Panthers

Plus 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.


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

Show more...
2 years ago
53 minutes 46 seconds

Politics of Peterborough
With Councillor Andy Coles

This month, I sat down with Conservative councillor and Cabinet Member for Legal, Finance and Corporate Services, Councillor Andy Coles. He gives his response to the accusations made by the 7 councillors that departed the Conservative group after May's local elections; discusses the financial situation of the Council, including how close it came to having to issue a Section 114 notice; as well as many of the issues facing Peterborough currently.


If you have any suggestions for future guests, or have any questions that 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.


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

Show more...
2 years ago
1 hour 19 minutes 17 seconds

Politics of Peterborough
With Councillor John Howard

My guest this month is Peterborough First Councillor John Howard. As well as chatting about how he got into politics, his time as a cabinet member, and some of the issues facing Peterborough today, we took a deep dive into his departure from the Conservative group as he talks about the events for the first time.


If you have any suggestions for future guests, or have any questions that 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.


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

Show more...
2 years ago
1 hour 21 minutes 9 seconds

Politics of Peterborough
With Eva Woods MYP

This month, our guest is Peterborough's member of the Youth Parliament, Eva Woods. We discussed what the role entails, what got her interested in politics from a young age, why youth turnout is much lower than other age groups, what Peterborough is like as a city for young people, her interactions with the City's MPs, and much more beside.


If you have any suggestions for future guests, or would like put questions to a guest, send them in an email to politics.peterborough@hotmail.com.


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

Show more...
2 years ago
56 minutes 4 seconds

Politics of Peterborough
With Councillor Dr Shabina Qayyum

On this month's episode, we sat down with Labour Councillor Dr Shabina Asad Qayyum. We discussed her journey into politics, her suspension from the party in 2021 and her time as mayoress over the last year.


We then dived into the recent local elections, Labour's performance and what lessons have been learned for the next election.


We also discussed some of the issues currently facing Peterborough, including the local plan, the social media polling around the Cathedral Square fountains, the state of the NHS is the city, and much more.


We also looked at the recent resignations by Conservative councillors, although this was recorded before the 3 further resignations took place on 7th June.


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

Show more...
2 years ago
1 hour 18 minutes 38 seconds

Politics of Peterborough
With Paul Stainton - Part 2
This month, we sat down with local radio luminary Paul Stainton. In Part 2, we got into the state of each party locally; What he thinks are the major problems with the Council and the city currently; What his first 5 priorities would be as leader of the council; Where he would put a new stadium for Peterborough United; And whether Peterborough's MPs are too visible, or not visible enough.

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

Show more...
2 years ago
50 minutes 24 seconds

Politics of Peterborough
With Paul Stainton - Part 1
This month, we sat down with local radio luminary Paul Stainton. In Part 1, we talked about the state of national and local media and what effect that was having upon the city and its people; and whether we might see Councillor Paul Stainton in the future.

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

Show more...
2 years ago
38 minutes 43 seconds

Politics of Peterborough
With Councillor Nick Sandford

On this month's episode, we sat down with former local Liberal Democrat leader and long time member of the Council, Councillor Nick Sandford. We discussed his political journey, from joining the Liberal party to standing multiple times in General Elections. We also talked about his thoughts on the current set up of Peterborough City Council, the Lib Dem's 8-point plan for Peterborough going into the local elections in May, and whether he thinks taking control from the Conservatives after 23 years is a realistic possibility.


If you have any feedback to give on the episode, want to suggest potential guests for future episodes, or have any questions that you'd like us to ask of future guests, send us an email to politics.peterborough@hotmail.com. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter @PoliticsPboro.


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

Show more...
2 years ago
58 minutes 29 seconds

Politics of Peterborough
Long form interviews with local politicians, councillors, activists and residents of Peterborough, UK. You can find us on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook and @PoliticsPboro, where you can discuss what has been said in the episode. If you have any questions that you'd like to put to future guests, you can send them to politics.peterborough@hotmail.com

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