Come on ‘In-ger-land’
05/07/2018
I am not a huge fan of international football. I wrote recently about the corruption behind the FIFA decision to host the World Cup in Russia this
Have you heard the one about the American and the Liverpool planner?
05/07/2018
An American property entrepreneur rocks up in Liverpool to attend the International Business Festival. She has never been to the city before and she is
Chequers Mate.
05/07/2018
ANOTHER SHOOT OUT As a write the nation is holding its breath for the second time this week. After the penalty drama in Russia, we now await the
Northern Powerhouse Derailed
28/06/2018
The key question for the Northern Powerhouse concept is this, how can all the fancy talk about vision for the future economic prosperity of the
The country has no government
27/06/2018
It may seem like an overly dramatic statement to suggest that in 2018 the United Kingdom does not have a government, but in actual fact
“I hope we’re planning to get even with the EU” – What a Joke!
21/06/2018
Cake and eat it This is what it has come down to. The possibility of Europe living together in a family of closely linked nations,
Brexit ‘Martyrs’ Know they were Wrong – It’s Time for them to Admit It
14/06/2018
It was clear from the glum look on their faces the moment it emerged that they had actually won the EU referendum that Michael Gove
Is Devolution drive slowing to a standstill?
14/06/2018
Back in your box! The government’s commitment to devolving power to the North was the subject of sharp disagreement amongst top speakers during the first
You can’t play politics with people’s lives
07/06/2018
“I’ll tell you what happens with impossible promises. You start with far-fetched resolutions. They are then pickled into a rigid dogma, a code, and you
Ikea out, devolution in Lancs?
07/06/2018
Was it the shock of IKEA pulling out of a major investment in the Cuerden Retail Park near Preston, that has banged Lancashire heads together?
Why Mayors need More Powers
31/05/2018
If you live in the north of England and you rely on the train to get from A to B, then the past few weeks
Liverpool outpacing Manchester growth?
31/05/2018
After my last two blogs on the Greater Manchester economy which took a bullish view of the conurbation’s growth; it is time to look at