Rumours of this death may be greatly exaggerated…
13/05/2021
The Labour Party seems to be in a permanent state of decline. However, Frank McKenna says its too early to write the party off yet.
Labour Pains
06/05/2021
Unless and until Labour abandons Gesture Politics it will fail to win back the millions of votes it lost during the Corbyn and Miliband years, according to DIB boss Frank Mckenna.
A week in America | 7 May 2021
06/05/2021
In the latest blog from across the pond, Martin Liptrot discusses the rising political power in the U.S.
After the voting… The Queen’s Speech
06/05/2021
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.
Ten out of Ten – A Decade with Bruntwood
04/05/2021
Marking 10 years since starting at commercial property specialists, Bruntwood, we hear from Head of Business Development at Bruntwood SciTech, Joseph Venables.
Local elections with a national impact
29/04/2021
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.
Will sleaze cut through
29/04/2021
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.
Northern Mayors need to learn to love London
29/04/2021
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.
A week in America | 30 April 2021
29/04/2021
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.
A week in America | 23 April 2021
22/04/2021
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.
Good things happen sometimes
22/04/2021
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.
Can Football ‘Build Back Better’?
22/04/2021
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.