On the back of another week of ‘sleaze’ headlines for the government, Frank McKenna offers a couple of solutions that he believes would change our politics for the better.
It’s been a successful week for President Biden. A starring role at COP26 was equalled by accomplishments from his team back in the U.S.A.
Are northern Red Wall Tories about to replace the old guard as the MPs with clout in the Conservative Party? Jim poses the question in the aftermath of the Paterson Affair. He also reports on some great ideas for helping state school pupils suggested at a recent Downtown event.
Could Labour highlight a litany of ‘one rule for them’ Tory disasters by standing aside for an anti-sleaze candidate in the forthcoming North Shropshire By-election? Frank McKenna focusses on another government U-Turn in his latest Downtown blog.
The climate change debate is mostly cast in negative terms. In this week’s blog Jim looks at the great employment prospects the green revolution can bring to the North West.
The big talking point across the Atlantic this week is President Biden’s ‘Billionaire’s Proposal’, Martin Liptrot looks at what this will mean for POTUS both domestically and internationally.
Jim asks if the Chancellor’s breezy Budget optimism is justified and the difficulty Labour has in opposing a high spending, high taxing government.
Traditional Tories will see the Chancellor’s budget as heresy. But Sunak and Johnson won’t mind if it delivers them another election victory.
Muse continues to deliver its unique brand of place-changing repurposed regeneration in partnership. Writes Phil Mayall, board director at Muse Developments
After Business Bashing Boris,the Chancellor is likely to be more supportive of bosses in next week’s Budget according to Jim as he previews what we can expect from Rishi Sunak on Wednesday.
People need to seriously look at the wider implications of lockdowns before campaigning for another period of uber restrictions, argues Frank McKenna in his latest Downtown blog.
After a quick visit across the pond, Martin Liptrot discusses the U.S. and UK’s differing solutions to the climate change problem. Is Boris’ ‘Heat Pumps’ plan the solution?
