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01/02/2024
As another MP announces that he is quitting parliament – this time due to death threats – Frank Mckenna says we need to start to value our parliamentarians once again.
As another MP announces that he is quitting parliament – this time due to death threats – Frank Mckenna says we need to start to value our parliamentarians once again.
This week Martin looks at the raft of economic data being shared about the US economy and wonders what it all means…
On Thursday 8th February, DIB hosts its third annual ‘Talking ‘Bout Regeneration’ conference’ and we think it will definitely have the WOW factor.
MPs say the Town Hall financial crisis is out of control. Jim reports on that, and a Downtown event which shows that councils and business increasingly want to work together for regeneration.
This week’s Venue of the Week is M Restaurant Threadneedle Street, a multi award-winning restaurant and bar providing an elevated dining experience in central London.
We are delighted that Laing O’Rourke are our latest Business of the Week. Laing O’Rourke is an international engineering and construction company delivering state-of-the-art infrastructure and buildings projects.
The Daily Telegraph is after him, Simon Clarke is after him, and now a former advisor to the PM is apparently part of a group of Tories who are after him too. Would the Conservatives really give us our fourth prime minister in two years?
The Group Chair and chief executive of Downtown in Business Frank McKenna hosted a major investment and regeneration forum in Wolverhampton.
This week Martin and millions of other Americans prepare to pay their taxes… some will be in for a nasty surprise…
How much trouble is Rishi Sunak in? Could the Tories really give us our fourth prime minister in two years?
Do people want tax cuts or better public services? That may be a big issue at the election, but perhaps not, as Jim explains in his blog. He also pays tribute to Tony Lloyd and reports on the choice of his successor in Rochdale.