ANOTHER SHOOT OUT As a write the nation is holding its breath for the second time this week. After the penalty drama in Russia, we now await the result of the Chequers shoot out over Brexit. The difference is that a result can’t…
chris5th July 2018
Cake and eat it This is what it has come down to. The possibility of Europe living together in a family of closely linked nations, shattered with intolerance and selfishness on the rise. The asinine comment I quote above came…
chris21st June 2018
Back in your box! The government’s commitment to devolving power to the North was the subject of sharp disagreement amongst top speakers during the first week of the International Festival of Business in Liverpool. Lord Heseltine said it was a…
chris14th June 2018
Was it the shock of IKEA pulling out of a major investment in the Cuerden Retail Park near Preston, that has banged Lancashire heads together? Weeks after the furniture giant turned its back on being the anchor tenant, comes the…
chris7th June 2018
After my last two blogs on the Greater Manchester economy which took a bullish view of the conurbation’s growth; it is time to look at the surprising claim that Merseyside is outpacing its neighbour. In the run-up to the International…
callum31st May 2018
If anyone was in any doubt that our town and suburban retail areas face a massive challenge, the decision of Marks and Spencer to close 100 stores will concentrate minds. M&S are the anchor tenants in so many smaller towns,…
callum24th May 2018
First, congratulations to all my colleagues, past and present, who have contributed to 15 years of success for Downtown in Business. In the run up to the International Festival of Business in Liverpool, I’m going to be taking an in-depth…
callum17th May 2018
After years of political turbulence, the local election results seem to tell us that deadlock has been reached in the nation’s politics. The Conservatives are seen as the party of Brexit and are gaining support in Leave areas, particularly in…
callum10th May 2018
Brexit I first met George Osborne on Knutsford Heath 20 years ago when he had just been selected as the Tory candidate for Tatton. Who was this unknown who was tasked with restoring Tory fortunes in this constituency after the…
callum3rd May 2018
