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Devolution delayed
Devolution delayed
After this week’s shock two year delay to the Mayoral elections for Hampshire & The Solent we invite candidates Cllr Martin Tod 🟧 & Anna Collar 🟩to help make sense of the mess.
-What does this mean for devolution?
-Are voters right to be confused and frustrated?
-Will Hampshire (& the Isle of Wight) miss out?
-Why the headlong rush, just to put the breaks on?
-What does this mean for candidates?
LGR proposals:
Next week:-
Final Full Council of 2025
Final Full Council of 2025
In our last show of 2025, we take a look at the last Full Council meeting for 2025 of Portsmouth City Council.
Before the council are:-
11. A briefing on devolution
Notices of motion
12a Aquind - The Council reaffirms its opposition to the Aquind interconnector project.
12b Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour Issues in Portsmouth
12c Cross Border Taxi Licensing and Passenger Safety
12d Tackling Knife Crime and Enhancing Public Safety in Portsmouth
12e Local Government Reorganisation - call on the govt not to force Portsmouth to become a larger unitary authority (incompasing Havant, Waterloville, Gostport & Fareham.
12f Improving Pedestrian Safety on Portsdown Hill Road
12g Investing in Early Years: Expanded Free Breakfast Clubs and Childcare for Working Families in Portsmouth
Questions from members
13.1 What’s happening with the £250,000 of infrastructure improvements for Lower Farlington promised in October 2023?
13.2 What are Southern Water doing to resolve flooding in the Salisbury Rd area of Cosham?
13.3 What are PCC doing to resolve scarcity of transport for adults with learning disabilities?
13.4 What will the cabinet member for transport do about the frequent blocking of the access to the housing estate on Watermead Road
13.5 Will cabinet member for transport bring forward a report on the impacft of EV mileage charges announced in the budget on PCC’s rollout of EV infrastructure?
Agenda
Agenda
Notices of motion
12a Aquind - The Council reaffirms its opposition to the Aquind interconnector project.
12b Tackling Anti-Social Behaviour Issues in Portsmouth
12c Cross Border Taxi Licensing and Passenger Safety
12d Tackling Knife Crime and Enhancing Public Safety in Portsmouth
12e Local Government Reorganisation - call on the govt not to force Portsmouth to become a larger unitary authority (incompasing Havant, Waterloville, Gostport & Fareham.
12f Improving Pedestrian Safety on Portsdown Hill Road
12g Investing in Early Years: Expanded Free Breakfast Clubs and Childcare for Working Families in Portsmouth
Questions from members
13.1 What’s happening with the £250,000 of infrastructure improvements for Lower Farlington promised in October 2023?
13.2 What are Southern Water doing to resolve flooding in the Salisbury Rd area of Cosham?
13.3 What are PCC doing to resolve scarcity of transport for adults with learning disabilities?
13.4 What will the cabinet member for transport do about the frequent blocking of the access to the housing estate on Watermead Road
13.5 Will cabinet member for transport bring forward a report on the impacft of EV mileage charges announced in the budget on PCC’s rollout of EV infrastructure?
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Budget for growth, or budget for.. ouch?
Budget for growth, or budget for.. ouch?
We take a look at Wednesday’s budget. Rachel Reeves’ 2nd as Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Who are the winners? Who the losers? Was it bold or timid?
Does the leaking or ‘testing’ of policy ahead of the budget create more uncertainty?
Will the measures announced help with cost of living, reduce burden for small businesses and pay for services?
Willl the Chancellor fill the gaps in local government funding?
What policy changes are you looking to hear announced?
They think it's all over..
They think it's all over..
On behalf of Let's Stop Aquind, we hosted a public meeting with key speakers from across politics and two sides of the channel.
What is the Aquind interconnector? It’s the controversially funded and designed plan to connect the UK and French electricity grids with a cable across countryside, farmland, parkland and through residential areas from Normandy to Lovedean, digging a trench along congested roads in Portsmouth on the way.
Confirmed speakers:-
Cllr Steve Pitt - Leader Portsmouth City Council
Suella Braverman MP - Fareham & Waterlooville
Yoann Collin - President of Mayors, Normandy, France
Donald Brument - President of Non à Aquind
Cllr Antonia Harrison - Havant Borough Council
Cllr Martin Tod - Leader of Winchester City Council
Full Council 11/11/25
Full Council 11/11/25
Council or consensus or clash of the Councillors?
Council or consensus or clash of the Councillors?
We take a look at the PCC's full council meeting November 11th 2025 - what were the key items on the agenda ? Where was there contention, confusion or chaos, and where was there contemplative, collaborative, calm, consideration and consensus?
Click the dropdowns below for more details of the Notices Of Motion & Questions from Members. and for the links to those parts of the debate.
Notices of Motion
Notices of Motion
11a Planning & Infrastructure bill (Opposing government plans to increase the planning applications decided by officers, and limit those decided by Councillors) - Cllrs Gardner (CON) Cllr Simpson (REF) Watch this debate
11b Fair votes (Supporting votes at 16. Proportional representation) - Cllr Hunt (LIB DEM) Cllr Adair (LIB DEM) Watch this debate
11c Support for Healthwatch (Strong opposition to government plans to abolish Healthwatch) - Cllr Swann (CON) Cllr Bosher (CON) Watch this debate
11d Digital IDs (Opposition to government plans to mandate digital IDs) - Cllr Barrett (LIB DEM) Pitt (LIB DEM) Watch this debate
11e <removed to be discussed at next council meeting>
11f Allocation of asylum dispersal (Opposing number housing asylum seekers in Portsmouth compared to other areas) - Cllr Standen (REF) Cllr Madgwick (REF) Watch this debate
11g Support VALOUR Network (Support to improve military housing) - Cllr Fielding (LAB) Cllr Adeniran (LAB) Watch this debate
Questions from Members
Questions from Members
Watch this section of the meeting
12.1 Cllr Dorrington to provide update on what is being done to improve A-level STEM provision in the city. (Cllr Gerada LAB) - written answer to be provided.
12.2 Cllr Hunt to confirm what is being done to stop people burning things causing smoke issues in their gardens in Southsea. (Cllr Fielding LAB)
12.3 Cllr Candlish to answer why the no. 18 bus route uses Kent Rd instead of Portland Road & Osborne Rd. (Cllr Smyth LAB)
12.4 Cllr Pitt to confirm PCC are not requesting a delay to local elections in 2026 and would not support one. (Cllr Madgwick REF)
12.5 Cllr Ashmore to stop environmental services using pesticides blamed for a number of pet illnesses in Anchorage park. (Cllr Dent REF)12.6 Cllr Mason to report on council officers' meeting with developers of the former John Lewis building and update on lack of progress. (Cllr Heaney LAB)
12.7 Cllr Pitt to update whether Southsea Farmers Market might soon cease trading on Palmerston Rd. (Cllr Smyth LAB)12.8 Cllr Candlish update on closure of alleyway to west of Wimbledon Park - will it be reopened soon? (Cllr Smyth LAB)
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