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.
Marking 10 years since starting at commercial property specialists, Bruntwood, we hear from Head of Business Development at Bruntwood SciTech, Joseph Venables.
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.
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.
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.
The latest ‘Week in America’ discusses the legalisation of Cannabis in New York and what this means for America’s love of all things smokeable.
Martin Liptrot shares the US view on the failed Super League proposal. The 12 ‘breakaway’ clubs may have lost this initial battle, but this war is going to rage on.
It is the biggest round of local elections ever in the North West with county elections running alongside polls in Greater Manchester and Merseyside for the first time. Will Boris Johnson benefit from his vaccine bounce and how will Labour’s Keir Starmer come through his first test? Jim marks your card.
The calling out of the ‘Dirty Dozen’ and their attempts to set up a European Super League may have been right – but there was a whiff of hypocrisy and a healthy springling of self-interest in some of the criticism. Much more than stopping this elitist project needs to be done to rescue ‘the beautiful game’ according to Downtown boss Frank McKenna.
This week Jim begins a three part preview of the big round of forthcoming elections. This time he has the Scottish Parliament in his sights, with big questions for Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson to answer.
Frank McKenna is struggling to celebrate the latest relaxation of Lockdown measures. In his latest blog, he explains why.
In this weeks Guest Blog, Consultant from Liverpool Business News, Tony McDonough discusses the need for a new mayor to shift a focus towards business.
