Why vote?
That is a question for many of us ahead of the July 4 General Election.
In our latest, special episode of the Croydon Insider podcast, a panel of experts tries to answer some of the questions put to them on behalf of one loyal reader and his twentysomething mates.
- Why is politics sooo boring?
- What’s a “squeezed vote”?
- How will the election affect me?
And loads more…
Our guests for this episode include politics teacher Ken Towl, former parliament policy chief Andrew Fisher and Croydon’s youngest councillor, Ria Patel, answering questions from iC reader Neil Chamroo, all chaired by Inside Croydon editor Steven Downes.
The Croydon Insider is an Under The Flyover podcast from Inside Croydon – premium content usually exclusively available to the website’s loyal, paying subscribers.
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From Stormzy to Susan Hall, from New Addington’s trams to Purley’s pool- Our London elections interview with Zack Polanski, deputy leader of the Greens
- Political journalist Michael Crick on the ‘disgrace’ and scandal in Croydon Labour
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