If many of us were expecting the sacking of Suella Braverman, then it would be fair to say that nobody had predicted the return of former PM David ‘just call me Dave’ Cameron to the cabinet. A bold and brilliant master stroke by Rishi Sunak – or a misguided miscalculation which will do him more harm than good? And what of the other changes at the top table of government? The new health minister is married to the MD of British sugar, the new man at environment to a senior executive at Anglian water, and our old friend Esther McVey is back to add a dose of ‘common sense’ to proceedings – will this new look Tory team start to eat into Labours huge poll lead – or is Rishi toast? Welcome to the latest Downtown Den Politics podcast, with Frank McKenna and Downtown political commentator Jim Hancock…
Downtown in Business Marks Ten Years in Birmingham as City Transforms
Downtown in Business (DIB) is celebrating a decade in Birmingham, a period that has seen the city undergo one of the most significant transformations in its modern history.
DIB warns of damaging consequences of imminent employment law reforms
Private sector lobby group Downtown in Business (DIB) has warned that the government’s Employment Rights Bill, which is expected to receive Royal Assent this autumn, will place unnecessary burdens on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and risk undermining the UK’s business-friendly reputation.
JOIN DIB FOR OUR ‘BLACK & WHITE’ ANNIVERSARY PARTY
Downtown in Business will celebrate its 22nd anniversary on the evening of Thursday 9th October, at the Malmaison Hotel, Liverpool.
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