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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From this side of the Atlantic it’s hard to understand some of the policies and statements of Trump’s 2nd administration.

We’re delighted to welcome Jamie Miller to the show.

Jamie’s political pedigree as a former exec director of Republican Party Florida, campaign manager, director of field operations & author of “American Speeches That Changed The World” makes him supremely qualified to help us Brits make sense of it all.

Jamie runs the Reasonable Arguments podcast with his wife Jennifer. https://reasonablearguments.com

We welcome Leader of Portsmouth City Council, Cllr Steve Pitt onto the show to talk us through Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) & Devolution.

-Glorious future or shut-gun wedding?

-What’s new since the government’s white paper just before Christmas?

-Who’s deciding what?

-What is changing & when?

-What price could Portsmouth residents be left to pay?