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We asked our audience to tell of which of the pressing recent political events would they want to see us talk about. A poll is a poll - so we talk over three issues: - Israel (and now America's) bombing of Iran, The government u-turn on a national inquiry into grooming gangs, & The Welfare Reform bill.

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Portsmouth this year hosts UK Pride, and with Pride itself rapidly approaching, we hear from Tally Aslam, Co-Chair of the Portsmouth Pride Trust.

All this & more..

• What’s on the itinerary for June 7th?
• How are Pride navigating the politics?
• Protest, great day out or both?
• Biggest challenges faced by the community?
• How to be a good ally?

Facebook - Portsmouth Pride

Queer all year - Instagram

With several countries around the world enacting bans on smartphones in schools, and on social media access for children, we ask -

Is their pervasive use having an detrimental impact on learning, concentration, mental health?

Should the UK also instigate a ban?

What’s happening in today’s classrooms, and what might the solutions be?

We’re joined by Cabinet Member for Children, Families and Education on Portsmouth City Council, 🟧Cllr Nick Dorrington, 🟥Cllr Mark Coates who happens to be a teacher, and Rachael Speed, also a Teacher.

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This week saw Portsmouth City Council’s Mayor Making ceremony and Annual General Meeting.

We interviewed CLLRS Graham Heaney (Deputy Leader Labour group on PCC) & George Madgwick (Leader of Portsmouth Independents Party on PCC) to hear what happens when two parties can both lay claim to the number two spot on the council.

• How do you decide when the next largest groups on the council are two parties both with 9 Councillors?
• How do you make a Mayor?
• Why did the PIP Councillors chose not to sit with the other council members on stage for the ceremony?

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Solent WASPI talk to us about their campaign for fair treatment and justice.

-What do they want the campaign to achieve?

-What next after the government’s rejection that compensation is owed to women born in the 1950s?

WASPI web address:

www.waspi.co.uk

WASPI Crowdjustice page, which includes the most recent legal updates:

https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/waspijustice/

Their Facebook pages are:

https://www.facebook.com/WaspiCampaign

https://www.facebook.com/SolentWASPI

on X:

@WASPI_Campaign

@solent_waspi

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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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