No more lockdowns please
20/10/2021
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.
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?
In this weeks guest blog we hear from DIB Birmingham Chair, Kim Leary about the recent Birmingham Tech Week.
This week in America we Martin Liptrot discusses the shifting perspectives in government and what Mayors and Governors need to do to build trust …
As a DIB poll finds that most business leaders feel abandoned by the political parties, Frank McKenna asks if Andy Street’s suggestion, that more entrepreneurs should go into politics, is the answer?
Jim accuses the government of trashing our international reputation in the row over the Northern Ireland protocol and calls on Brussels to prepare sanctions.
Barry Roberts from Downtown sponsor Morgan Sindall discusses the construction sectors current challenges and the best way of overcoming them.
This week in America, Martin Liptrot discusses the U.S’s war on prescription drugs.
In this weeks guest blog, European Space Agency’s Alan Cross discusses the use of space technologies within the property sector.
Who or what is Boris Johnson? The ‘Heir to Blair’, Jeremy Corbyn’s soulmate, or a bowl of spaghetti? Mama Mia, Francesco Mckenna tries to navigate us through the complicated recipe that is our Prime Minister. Not too much parmesan please – and easy on the garlic.
The Tories have thrown down the gauntlet to business over wages, productivity and investment. Jim reports on the Conservative conference in Manchester to get behind the bluster as the storm clouds gather.
Jim reports from the Labour conference in Brighton and reflects that whilst the Left have triumphed in America and Germany, Labour’s revival in Britain is still not certain.