{"id":32779,"date":"2026-03-26T16:22:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/?p=32779"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:22:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:22:20","slug":"could-the-2026-election-be-more-dramatic-than-we-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cklofm\/blogs\/thecraigneedlespodcast\/2026\/03\/could-the-2026-election-be-more-dramatic-than-we-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"Could The 2026 Election Be More Dramatic Than We Thought?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 2026 municipal election could be a real snoozer in London &#8211; unless it isn&#8217;t?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikedonachie.substack.com\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mikedonachie.substack.com\/\">City Hall writer Mike Donachie<\/a> joined Craig to breakdown the latest important issues at city hall &#8211; and how they may impact our upcoming vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Will Josh Morgan have a cakewalk to re-election? 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Is Susan Stevenson being underestimated by her opponents?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These questions and more on this week&#8217;s episode!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Craig Needles Podcast is brought to you by Downtown London and the Covent Garden Market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow Craig on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NeedlesOnNews\">Twitter\/X<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/craigneedles.bsky.social\">Bluesky<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/craigneedlespodcast\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"podbean-shortcode embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"podbean-shortcode\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=fgezq-1a81dda-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=0&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=f6f6f6&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=podcast_page&amp;btn-skin=c73a3a\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the show on your favourite podcast app:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/f6821161-c427-469e-ad54-a9913e45cf3e\/the-craig-needles-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4bcTUq6pZZCFbD7EDdxJpw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spotify<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/News--Politics-Podcasts\/The-Craig-Needles-Podcast-p1560524\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TuneIn<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/the-craig-needles-podcast\/id1593395773\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/269-the-craig-needles-podcast-236255548\/\">iHeart<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 2026 municipal election could be a real snoozer in London &#8211; unless it isn&#8217;t? 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