No party conferences, but plenty else
03/09/2020
Jim gives a comprehensive preview of a busy autumn coming up in politics despite the fact that there will be no party conferences for the first time in 46 years.
Just when the country needed strong leadership…
27/08/2020
In his latest blog, Frank McKenna expresses frustration at the approach adopted to tackle COVID-19 from both the Conservative government and the Labour opposition.
School return crucial to getting cities going
27/08/2020
Jim thinks the full return of schools next week holds the key to a major return to life as normal.
Get London moving again
21/08/2020
Simon Danczuk, explains why the UK’s Number one priority should be to get London’s economy moving again.
The forgotten leadership race
20/08/2020
Did you know there is a leadership election going on for one of our significant political parties? You didn’t? Why not? It’s not as if you have a pandemic to think about! In his blog Jim will be telling you all about the Liberal Democrat contest between Ed Davey and Layla Moran.
Unemployment is not a price worth paying
13/08/2020
The jobless total is on the rise – and unemployment will have a far greater impact than COVID on our country’s people if joblessness continues to increase. Frank McKenna warns of the consequences of our semi-zombified state in his latest Downtown blog.
Back of the class, Mr Starmer
13/08/2020
Jim’s handing out the dunces hats to all politicians this week. He agrees the exam question posed by the pandemic was difficult, but thinks it could have been handled better. He also looks at the row’s impact on Scottish politics; and welcomes the choice of Kamala Harris as the Democrats vice-Presidential candidate.
The economic pandemic will be worse than covid-19
06/08/2020
In his latest blog, Frank McKenna warns that the continued state of semi-lockdown is going to lead to an economic pandemic that will do far more damage to the long-term health of the nation than Coronavirus.
Which way will the economy go?
06/08/2020
Jim thinks we are at the crossroads with Covid 19. The latest economic and business statistics strike a more optimistic note. However large parts of the North are under fresh health restrictions suggesting a very difficult autumn.
It’s all about the staycation!
06/08/2020
After 2 holidays being cancelled in 2020 due to the Corona Virus pandemic, our National Director for Events & Sales, Helen decided to have a little staycation in sunny Liverpool.
UK faces double whammy if Government doesn’t pivot soon
30/07/2020
The UK is facing the worst of all outcomes from COVID-19 – a health crisis and an economic crash. Its time for the government to change gear and get us all back into the workplace according to DIB boss Frank McKenna.
Northern Transport Deceleration Council
30/07/2020
Jim questions the government’s commitment to devolving transport powers to the North and urges ministers to bang councillors heads together in Lancashire in this week’s blog.