
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.34 | 3rd June 2024
Why did Rishi Sunak call the election, why do the Tories hate young people? Why did Keir Starmer get himself into such a mess over Diane Abbott?

Why did Rishi Sunak call the election, why do the Tories hate young people? Why did Keir Starmer get himself into such a mess over Diane Abbott?

Join us for a lunch that promises to inspire and inform, as we work together to build a brighter future for Manchester through digital innovation and collaboration.

Downtown boss Frank McKenna caught up with Ryan Etchells and Elliot Vure from Together.

Tender, a new Restaurant in Manchester located at the famous Stock Exchange Hotel and featuring the expert creations of esteemed Chef Niall Keating, is offering DIB members in Manchester an exclusive 20% off throughout the Summer.

In the absence of Frank McKenna (sunning himself in Florida) it is left to Jim Hancock and Jo Phillips to comment on why the Prime Minister has announced a General Election.

Downtown In Business will host another of our popular ‘In Conversation with…’ events, featuring Simon Lawrence of Lancashire County Council. Taking place on the 27th of June, the event will bring together business leaders and professionals from across Lancashire to discuss the future of the region.

In light of yesterday’s news about the General Election, Jo Henney, CEO at Nugent, Sean Keyes, CEO of Sutcliffe, Simon Harris, CEO of Avrenim and Jen Fenner, co-founder and MD of DefProc have shared their thoughts with Downtown in Business.

In this weeks blog, Jo Phillips discusses the upcoming general election, the significance of the coming weeks and the importance of voting.

In his latest blog, Jim thinks the Prime Minister has taken a huge gamble in calling a General Election whilst the polls remain so strongly against him.

Sponsored by Downtown partners DB3 and Causeway, ‘The Social and Economic Impact of Sport’ aims to gather sporting and business personalities from the Birmingham City region and beyond under one roof and provide a unique platform for discussion.

The DIB UKREiiF Dinner recently brought together DIB members to hear from five leading decision-makers from Leeds, Newcastle, the West Midlands, Liverpool City Region and Wolverhampton to mark the UK Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF) conference.

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