This week Frank McKenna reflects on an inauspicious start to the election campaign for both main parties; comments on the Manifesto for the North; and offers support for a Conservative politician in Birmingham.
Celebrated event hosts Taste & Liquor are bringing Indian Street Feast to QEC in Digbeth on Saturday 30th November.
This week Jim looks at the chances of an anti Brexit majority being assembled after the General Election. He also looks at a new approach to Liverpool Council’s cash crisis.
The long-lasting issue of the Jewellery Quarter and Birmingham property market are laid bare as the final 2018 property transaction figures have just been published and they continue the post credit crunch trend of less people moving.
“A December General Election is about as welcome as a hedgehog in a nudist colony” – Downtown boss Frank McKenna blogs about the forthcoming poll.
Digbeth has been literally and figuratively the place for industrious people since many centuries. Digbeth is a district in Birmingham which holds the distinction of being named the coolest neighbourhood in Britain by the Sunday Times.
Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street has hailed the diversity of the West Midlands region after thousands of people joined a spectacular free Diwali celebration in Birmingham city centre.
This week Jim comes out in favour of a General Election as the only way of stopping Brexit, the case for which is strengthened after publication of the Withdrawal Bill. However, he admits it would be a gamble for a weak Labour Party.
This week Frank McKenna reflects on another turbulent week for the government and Brexit as PM Johnson looks set to miss his 31st October deadline – but our CEO isn’t expecting Boris to ‘die in a ditch’ anytime soon.
As a Brexit deal is put to MPs, Jim focuses on the Labour Party. Can Jeremy Corbyn prevent a revolt of his MPs who want a deal when his leadership has just had a mighty blow from resigning MP Louise Ellman?
Join in the Halloween fun with a family-friendly day out on the Spooky Welly Walk!
As another high-profile MP quits the party and they slip 15 points behind the Tories in the polls, Frank Mckenna questions the future prospects of Labour in his latest blog.
