YOU CAN’T COMPROMISE WITH A NUTTER
25/02/2021
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.
25/02/2021
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?
18/02/2021
Dougal Paver from Merrion Strategy asks ‘Where have all the heavyweights gone?’
No Jab, No Job?
18/02/2021
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
18/02/2021
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
11/02/2021
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?
11/02/2021
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
11/02/2021
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.
11/02/2021
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
11/02/2021
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…
10/02/2021
Downtown’s, Sarah Wilcox, discusses the future that awaits the noughties babies after almost one year in lockdown.
Europe: Mistakes on all sides
04/02/2021
This week Jim claims there are faults on both sides in the crisis over the Northern Ireland border. He also reports on a robust defence of Northern transport investment during a Downtown Den event this week.