Poetry
Lockdown
By Peter Ashdown-Knights Lockdown, was committed to quicker than I can get a sock down on my foot It was all a shock down in our systems We could barely take stock down of what happened [… read more ]
UK government
Politics
Pompey Politics Podcast: Do We Value Our Democracies?
Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns with hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury. In this week’s episode, Ian and Simon talk about recent events in the USA, threats from President Trump to ‘send in the military’ and [… read more ]
News
Pompey Street Space: Covid-Safe Travel ‘Virtually Impossible’ Without Change
A recently launched local campaign – Pompey Street Space – formed by a coalition of Portsmouth environmental and community groups is calling on Portsmouth City Council to work in partnership with them, to enable more [… read more ]
News
Express FM: Interview with Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson #6
Every week, Express FM runs a live show dedicated to news about the Coronavirus in Portsmouth, as Robbie James interviews a range of local people, including politicians, experts, residents and businesses. On 3rd June, Robbie [… read more ]
News
Coronavirus: Researchers No Longer Need Consent to Access Your Medical Records
Simon Kolstoe, Senior Lecturer in Evidence Based Healthcare and University Ethics Advisor, at the University of Portsmouth explains how your NHS data is being used by universities, government and private companies. You may not know [… read more ]
News
Express FM: Interview with Cllr Gerald Vernon-Jackson #5
Every week, Express FM runs a live show dedicated to news about the Coronavirus in Portsmouth including interviews with a range of politicians, experts, residents and businesses. On 27th May, Mason Jordan (standing in this [… read more ]
Memoir
Lockdown With My Family in Southsea: Day 72, The Age of Dissent
Local parent, researcher and writer, Maddie Wallace, continues her daily diary describing the experience first, of self-isolating, and now of being in lockdown with her children in Southsea. We’re at Day 72, and S has reached [… read more ]
Memoir
Lockdown With My Family in Southsea: Days 68-71, The Dominic Cummings Debacle
Local parent, researcher and writer, Maddie Wallace, continues her daily diary describing the experience first, of self-isolating, and now of being in lockdown with her children in Southsea. We’re at Days 68-71, and Maddie is giving [… read more ]
Memoir
89 Not Out: Day 71, I Can’t Brand Dominic Cummings ‘Evil’
‘S&C contributor and Pompey Politics Podcast host Ian Morris shares his experience of the lockdown, as someone with diabetes. It’s Day 71, and Ian explains his view as to why Dominic Cummings did not break [… read more ]
Politics
Pompey Politics Podcast: We Don’t Need No Education
Pompey’s favourite party political podcast returns with hosts Ian ‘Tiny’ Morris and Simon Sansbury. In this week’s episode, Ian and Simon chance their luck on their first double interview with guests Cllr Suzy Horton (Lib Dem) & Cllr [… read more ]