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.

What if the future of the UK wasn't just decided in Westminster? In this week's episode, we dive into the government's green paper on devolution — a proposal that could decentralise power, reshape how we govern, and even change the UK's political map. What does this mean for you, and where could it lead?

We’re joined by Cllr Graham Heaney, lecturer at University of Portsmouth to talk us through what the proposals are, what they could mean for Portsmouth and the surrounding area.

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We welcome back Dr Lee Sartain, senior lecturer in American History at Portsmouth University to talk us through it and help us & our audience form a Brit’s view of proceedings.

Inauguration 2025 - The Brits' view

How does it all work?

What does it mean for the US & the rest of the world?

What are the opening hours of Trump’s second administration like?

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We take a little peek at the Full Council Agenda for Tuesday December 17th. Key things on the list (and we’re checking it twice):- 📮Post Office Closures - can we stop them? 🥣Breakfast clubs - can we promote them? 🏘️🏠HMOs - are we under counting them? 📈National Insurance increases - who can afford them? Links to PCC Agenda on our website www.pppodcast.uk

We invite back some Havant Borough Councillors to share the news from their rainbow coalition (Green, Lib Dem & Labour) since they took over running the council in May.

We're joined by:-

Cllr Philippa Gray, (Lib Dem. Bedhampton) Deputy Leader of Havant Borough Council & Cabinet Lead for Finance

Cllr Grainne Rason Bradley, (Green. Emsworth) Cabinet Lead for Environment & Water Quality & Climate Change Champion

Cllr Mark Coates (Labour. Hayling East) Chairman of Human Resources Committee

Cllr Paul Gray (Lib Dem. Hayling West) Cabinet Lead for Commercial & Chairman of Licensing Committee