Mental Health Awareness Week 2021
Downtowns own Sales Executive, KJ Clarke shares her own experiences to highlight the importance of Mental Health Awareness Week.
A week in America | 14 May 2021
This week in America the primaries and run-offs to the 2021 elections are already well underway. Martin Liptrot discusses the parallels and differences between the U.S and UK in its Mayors.
Burnham and Rayner on manoeuvres
After last week’s big round of elections will there ever be a Labour government again?Frank and Jim give their differing views in this week’s blogs and Jim looks at the detailed results in the North West
This is Networking: Be Proactive
Downtown Birmingham Chair, Kim Leary discusses the importance of networking and the best way to utilise a networking session for your business.
Rumours of this death may be greatly exaggerated…
The Labour Party seems to be in a permanent state of decline. However, Frank McKenna says its too early to write the party off yet.
Labour Pains
Unless and until Labour abandons Gesture Politics it will fail to win back the millions of votes it lost during the Corbyn and Miliband years, according to DIB boss Frank Mckenna.
A week in America | 7 May 2021
In the latest blog from across the pond, Martin Liptrot discusses the rising political power in the U.S.
After the voting… The Queen’s Speech
What’s going to be in next week’s Queen’s Speech? More significantly perhaps, what’s not going to be part of the legislative plans, as the Johnson government enters its mature stage. Jim marks your card.
Ten out of Ten – A Decade with Bruntwood
Marking 10 years since starting at commercial property specialists, Bruntwood, we hear from Head of Business Development at Bruntwood SciTech, Joseph Venables.
Local elections with a national impact
The local elections that take place next week may not be a priority for most of us, and turnout will likely be low. But the results could have huge implications for the future of the country. Frank McKenna explains why.
Will sleaze cut through
Boris Johnson was set to benefit from the vaccination success in next week’s local election. Jim asks whether the sleaze allegations will make any difference as he previews the contests for elected mayors and police and crime commissioners.
Northern Mayors need to learn to love London
We hear from Downtown London Chairman, Simon Danczuk in his monthly blog, discussing the relationship between Mayors in the North and their views on London.