Hello and welcome to the political party.

Today's guest is Peret, the leader of Haringay Council.

And this is a fantastic discussion, not just about what got Peri into politics and her style of leadership, but about

local government, about Herringay's a place, about its legacy, about turning it around.

This is a brilliant chat about the difference that individuals can make when they work

collectively. It's just politics in the round. It's great. The political party returns to the stage very soon. On Monday,

the 8th of December, my guest is Nick Clegg. On Monday the 26th of January next year,

my guest is a very special VIP guest who I will not be able to announce at all in advance.

So if you're waiting for me to tell you who it is, I cannot tell you. I cannot tell you who it is. It's just big. You've got to trust me on this. On Monday the 16th to February, my guest is David Miliband, the man who could have become Labour leader, the man who could have been Prime Minister. And on Monday the 9th of March, a man with big ambitions to become Prime Minister, Zach Palanski. The new leader of the Green Party,

making waves on the left and online.

So a fantastic run of guests there.

More guests to be announced for next year.

And my tour, Defying Calamity, which I debuted at the Edinburgh Festival, begins in January

and goes on a nationwide tour to the Ile of White, to the

southwest of England, to Exeter, to Coventry, to all sorts of wonderful places.

Go to matthor.com to get tickets for all those shows.

Now, on to today's guest, the fantastic Perry Armette from Haringay, passionate about

the area, passionate about turning it around, and really interesting stuff.

Just, I get a reaction to Labor's budget.

We record this on the day of the budget in the evening.

So by the time you listen to this, the narrative on the budget may well have changed, as it sometimes does.

But I got her initial reaction.

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