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GE2019: Pompey Politics Podcast Election Special with Antonia Harrison

6th December 2019

Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns with hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury for the fourth of what they hope to be six General Election 2019 special episodes. Each guest will be invited to introduce themselves, share [… read more ]

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GE2019: Pompey Politics Podcast Election Special with Gerald Vernon-Jackson

4th December 2019

Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns with hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury for the third of what they hope to be six General Election 2019 special episodes. Each guest will be invited to introduce themselves, share [… read more ]

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GE2019: Pompey Politics Podcast Election Special with Amanda Martin

3rd December 2019

Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns with hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury for the second of what they hope to be six General Election 2019 special episodes. Each guest will be invited to introduce themselves, share [… read more ]

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GE2019: Pompey Politics Podcast Election Special with Donna Jones

2nd December 2019

Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns with hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury for the first of what they hope to be six General Election 2019 special episodes. Each guest will be invited to introduce themselves, share [… read more ]

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Pompey Politics Podcast: Election Fever – Can You Feel It?

13th November 2019

Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns with hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury discussing the start of the general election campaigns. Also under review are the two constituencies in Portsmouth, with one needing a close eye as a [… read more ]

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Pompey Politics Podcast: By the Time You Listen to This, Everything Will Have Changed

29th October 2019

Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns to discuss the issue of Brexit. Hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury talk through recent Brexit events in parliament, in the knowledge that by the time you listen to this, everything will [… read more ]

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Pompey Politics Podcast: Boris – Dinlo or Hero?

17th September 2019

Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns with hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury throwing themselves back into the  <insert expletive here> mess in parliament and confusion that besets the country. Our intrepid hosts make some further analysis [… read more ]

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Pompey Politics Podcast: Referendone or Referendon’t (Autumn is Coming)

2nd September 2019

Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns to discuss the issue of private rental housing provision in the city. Hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury sit down to – at the third attempt – discuss Brexit. They break out [… read more ]

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Pompey Politics Podcast: I’m a Private Renter, a Renter for Money

14th August 2019

Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns to discuss the issue of private rental housing provision in the city. Hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury are joined by Cllr Cal Corkery who talks about his attempt to bring [… read more ]

Editorials

Pompey Politics Podcast: Something Fishy at Lakeside?

26th July 2019

Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns to discuss the theory behind councils borrowing money to invest – is it a good or bad idea? Hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury talk about how the [… read more ]

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Out of the City of Culture, In With Portsmouth 100

23rd October 2026

Portsmouth may have missed out on making the shortlist for the UK City of Culture, but there’s also good news: from this Monday the city will be celebrating 100 years of history. Veteran journalist Peter [… read more ]

Events

Planetbuilding Blues: A Letter to My Dead Parents

24th September 2026

Writer and planetary modeller David Angus recalls recent global and personal events in a letter to his dead parents, from anti-vaxxers to flying a Spitfire. By now Jill Mole should be with you and Arthur [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Union Branch Calls on University to Address Pension Inequality

10th September 2026

The Portsmouth branch of the UCU (University and College Union) has passed a motion calling on the management of the University of Portsmouth (UoP) to address pension inequality. The Branch contends that UoP has been [… read more ]

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Portsmouth Constituents Urge Stephen Morgan to Protest Oil Drilling and Support Fair Energy Transition

21st August 2026

Portsmouth constituents have sent a clear message to their MP Stephen Morgan demanding urgent action to help bring our energy bills down and increase energy security for our communities. The UK government is set to [… read more ]

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Green Open Homes Week: How Portsmouth Residents are Taking on the Energy Crisis

26th June 2026

Energy prices are a growing concern – but for some, getting ahead of the crisis has paid off. Local residents have been opening their doors to Nicholas Sebley of Portsmouth Climate Action to reveal how they [… read more ]

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