The Va Va Zoom – Pink Echo Special
09/04/2020
Downtown Director, Chris McKenna rates the DIB team in his latest blog. Who is DIB’s Pele? Who is DIB’s Maradonna? And who is DIB’s Ali Dia?
Need for clarity
09/04/2020
This week Jim fears the lock down is here to stay,and calls for proper rules to be in place when the Prime Minister is ill. He also looks at Labour’s new team.
We’re all in this together? Don’t tell that to the self-employed
09/04/2020
In his blog this week, Frank McKenna calls for more support for the self-employed; welcomes Keir Starmer’s election as Labour leader; and wishes Boris Johnson a speedy recovery.
The Pandemic is going to change the face of our towns and cities forever
09/04/2020
Chairman of Downtown London, Simon Danczuk reflects on what he has learned from the webinars he has hosted over the past few weeks.
A Whole New World
02/04/2020
Frank McKenna looks beyond the immediate crisis and asks what ‘normal’ might look like come the Summer – predicting that for Boris Johnson this may be a political blessing in disguise.
Starmer: Sherpa or Prime Minister?
02/04/2020
Keir Starmer is the hot favourite to win the Labour leadership race on what should have been Grand National day. Jim asks whether the new leader will be competitive in 2024 because of the changed world we are all facing.
Hints & Tips for effective home working
27/03/2020
Guest Blog from Mark Williams, Senior Channels Partnerships Manager at Western Union Business Solutions.
Opportunities for Leaders/Entrepreneurs to get support during pandemic
27/03/2020
A message from Leed’s City Council Chief Executive.
Zoom Zoom Zoom Zoom
26/03/2020
Downtown Director, Chris McKenna reflects on a whirlwind seven days.
Repeat performance by the banks?
26/03/2020
This week Jim asks if the banks are going to be the bad boys in this crisis in the same way as they were in 2008? He also assesses the government’s handling of medical issues.
Gig-economy workers uniquely vunerable to Coronavirus fall-out
24/03/2020
Dougal Paver, managing director of Merrion Strategy, disucsses the gig-economy fallout of the Coronavirus.
18 moths of virus suppression?
19/03/2020
Jim argues that there is some wishful thinking about how long this virus emergency is going to last.He argues that firms and workers should be given cash not loans to avoid a spiral into a serious recesssion.