The Peterborough Neighbourhood Council Debate
A disagreement has arisen on Peterborough City Council over just how effective the new Neighbourhood Councils are, whether they achieve what they claim to do, and whether the money is wasted. The...
View ArticleNick Sandford on Coalition and on Budget Cuts for 2011
Responding to Marco Cereste’s earlier interview on how the Council intends to weather the approaching financial storm, Peterborough Liberal Democrat Nick Sandford spells out the way that a democratic...
View ArticlePensioners Must Pay More for Allotments
As part of their programme of cuts, Peterborough City Council is ending its discount for pensioners who cultivate an allotment. A senior councillor questions the integrity of this policy, and asks how...
View ArticleWhat Now for Peterborough’s Neighbourhood Councils?
The way Neighbourhood Councils are being run in Peterborough could soon change. The new proposal would see the twenty five thousand pounds given to Neighbourhoods come from a different source. If...
View ArticleEric Pickles on Localism for Peterborough
Eric Pickles MP Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government will be launching the Government’s Localism Bill today, which aims to devolve various powers down to local level. The BBC’s Paul...
View ArticleCitizen Power “A Mirage”
07:10 Monday 7th February 2011 Peterborough Breakfast Show BBC Radio Cambridgeshire PAUL STAINTON: this morning we’re also asking if the Big Society is working anywhere, and especially here in...
View ArticleJohn Fox on Neighbourhood Council Allowances
07:08 Tuesday 8th February 2011 Peterborough Breakfast Show BBC Radio Cambridgeshire PAUL STAINTON: Now the decision to scrap extra expenses for the three Chairmen of the Neighbourhood Councils has...
View ArticlePublic Told to Stop Asking Questions at Neighbourhood Council Meetings
07:13 Monday 11th July 2011 Peterborough Breakfast Show BBC Radio Cambridgeshire PAUL STAINTON: There’s more criticism of Neighbourhood Councils in Peterborough, which are designed to promote democracy...
View ArticleStewart Jackson On Political Engagement
17:07 Friday 22nd November 2013 BBC Radio Cambridgeshire HRIS MANN: This hour we’re asking why do so few people vote or get involved in public life. Why are people apparently turning their backs on the...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....