Elected mayors: First year report
19/04/2018
Last May the city regions of Manchester and Liverpool underwent the biggest change in local government since the Metro counties were abolished over thirty years
The Business Club with Influence
12/04/2018
Downtown in Business has become one of the most influential business organisations in the North of England and the West Midands in recent years. Our
Irritating agonising
10/04/2018
Two areas of current debate are irritating me. One is what to do about Syria, the other what to do about representing the centre ground
Channel Four national base in Liverpool?
05/04/2018
MERSEY CHANNEL Channel 4’s new “national base” should be in Liverpool. The city has a great cultural tradition and potential location sites that would surely
The Trouble with Boris
05/04/2018
When he was the Mayor of London, I predicted that Boris Johnson would be Prime Minister one day. Indeed, I thought there was a realistic
Is a Labour split inevitable?
29/03/2018
I have never known a more incompetent or directionless government as the one which is leading the country at present. Sadly, I have never known
Manchester is the Powerhouse Focus – and rightly so
22/03/2018
In recent years I have been used to Manchester being mentioned in dispatches by leaders from other cities, and not always in a complimentary fashion.
Is business settling for Brexit?
21/03/2018
THE EXIT DOOR LOOMS. For me Christmas was the turning point for those of us hoping to stop Brexit. When the European Commission pretended sufficient
Tories for ever?
15/03/2018
Corbyn and Cable falter The decade that’s nearing its end has been one of the most exciting in British politics. The demise of New Labour,
Let’s hear it for the Girls
08/03/2018
Today Downtown Liverpool in Business will host one of my favourite events of the year, the annual Women in Business Awards. Yesterday, of course, it
Devolution frustrations
08/03/2018
The city regions Whether it’s the power to direct the skills agenda that would best benefit northern business or yet another report recommending northern rail