In the lead up to International Womens Day, we hear from a number of successful business women from across the UK. In this weeks guest blog, we hear from Founder of Girls in Marketing – Olivia Hanlon.
Jim analyses the Budget of the Coca Cola loving Chancellor to see if it is fizzing or flat. He also suggests Labour have missed a big opportunity to show how they would be different.
In this weeks staff blog, we hear from Downtowns own Business Development & Events Co-ordinator, Patrick Gaffney.
Frank McKenna explains why Keir Starmer needs to sort out his own party if he has any chance of becoming Prime Minister.
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.
Dougal Paver from Merrion Strategy asks ‘Where have all the heavyweights gone?’
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!
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.
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.
In his latest blog, Frank McKenna explains why it may be better to be a lucky politician than a good one.
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.
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.
