A Year Without Live: The Tale of Two Gigs
In this weeks staff blog, we hear from Downtowns own Business Development & Events Co-ordinator, Patrick Gaffney.
YOU CAN’T COMPROMISE WITH A NUTTER
Frank McKenna explains why Keir Starmer needs to sort out his own party if he has any chance of becoming Prime Minister.
BUDGET FOR RECOVERY.
Public spending is eye wateringly high, but Jim believes that in next week’s Budget the Chancellor will concentrate on nursing the economy out of the pandemic, with the reckoning to come later.
Where have all the heavyweights gone?
Dougal Paver from Merrion Strategy asks ‘Where have all the heavyweights gone?’
No Jab, No Job?
Do employers have the right to insist their workers have a jab on pain of being sacked? Jim discusses this tricky issue in his blog this week. He also calls for the Labour leader to be given some slack along with the vast majority of parish councillors who don’t live in Handforth!
Andi Herring Interview – LGBT+ History Month
Head of Events Heather Thornton interviewed Andi Herring who co-founded the LCR Pride Foundation and has recently been appointed the CEO, in celebration of LGBT+ History month in the UK.
Health reforms: big questions remain
Big challenges remain for health and social care despite the reforms annouced by the government this week according to Jim. In his blog he also reports on an interesting week in the Downtown Den.
Has Boris bounced back?
In his latest blog, Frank McKenna explains why it may be better to be a lucky politician than a good one.
Designing spaces for collaboration between education and industry
Laura Sherliker from The Fairhursts Design Group discusses the landscape of space and how it is undergoing a radical transformation as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic.
How it started. How it’s going.
In light of National Apprenticeship week, this Staff Blog is from Downtowns own Design, Marketing & Brand Executive, Jack Hunter, telling us of his progression from a 17 year old apprentice starting at DIB to now, designing all of our incredible brand videos, designs and so much more.
Trade our way into Europe
Read this months blog from Downtown London in Business Chairman, Simon Danczuk discussing the impacts of Brexit on the UK, plus the recent JD sports and European trade story.
Pass me my tin foil hat and straight jacket…
Downtown’s, Sarah Wilcox, discusses the future that awaits the noughties babies after almost one year in lockdown.