Still want the job Rachel?
07/03/2024
In his blog Jim asks if Rachael Reeves still wants the job of Chancellor after Jeremy Hunt has stolen her policies and left a legacy of tax increases and spending cuts.
Origami and the wisdom of Robin Cook
07/03/2024
How does the government expect local councils to continue funding local services despite the numerous cuts.
Despite the challenges glass still half full for Birmingham
07/03/2024
Acknowledging the challenges of an economy in technical recession, and the trials and tribulations of Birmingham City Council, Neil Rami was still upbeat about the prospects of the region in the coming months and years.
Who Are Yer? | CJ Stanton
07/03/2024
We have a quick catch-up with CJ Stanton from TTI Property Group.
Change Makers Live 2024 | New Speaker Announcement
05/03/2024
The chief executive of Co-operatives UK Rose Marley is the latest name to be added to the impressive list of speakers who will be contributing to the Downtown in Business ‘Change Makers Live’ conference.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP. 20 | 4th March 2024
04/03/2024
George Galloway stormed to victory in the Rochdale by-election last week. We’ll be asking if Gorgeous George’s return to Parliament is a threat to democracy, to Keir Starmer, or simply a fluke result in the strangest of polls.
HSE Update: Employers now responsible to take account of employees’ mental health in their first-aid needs assessment
29/02/2024
HPC have an upcoming 2-day Mental Wellbeing First Aid online course that is packed with practical advice, teaching attendees to spot signs of declining mental health and be able to appropriately offer someone help both in an emergency and longer-term situation.
Optimism prevails in the commercial property sector
29/02/2024
It has been a rough couple of years for both the UK economy as a whole and the commercial property sector in general, with volatile interest rates and inflation affecting both property prices and rental yields throughout the sector.
Tax cuts when councils on their knees?
29/02/2024
Ahead of next week’s Budget, Jim examines the pressure on the Chancellor for tax cuts, and the consequences if he carries them out.
The deep state, tropes, and Khan’s mates – a week in the life of the modern day conservative party
29/02/2024
Has the Tory Party been taken over by loonies, fruitcakes, and closet racists?
Downtown in Business at MIPIM
29/02/2024
Local authority chief executives from Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, and Salford, will be joining the Downtown in Business ‘Leaders Lunch’ at the Cannes property festival MIPIM on Tuesday 12th March.