A week in America | 02 September 2022
02/09/2022
Martin looks at President Biden’s announcement to forgive up to $10,000 in student loans and explores why the system is fundamentally broken.
Martin looks at President Biden’s announcement to forgive up to $10,000 in student loans and explores why the system is fundamentally broken.
As we approach the final months of 2022, many businesses are in crisis. Frank McKenna suggests a package of measures that the new Prime Minister may consider to get them- and her- through the winter when she takes office next week.
The Downtown in Business national Property and Regeneration conference that was due to take place in Birmingham on 15th September has been postponed. A new date of Thursday 9th February has been announced for the event, following the announcement of a national rail dispute that is due to take place on the original date.
On his return from a summer break, Jim examines the real possibility of Boris Johnson attempting a comeback.
Steve Coulter from The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, on why the UK’s education system is outdated and what can be done to provide children with the tools succeed in the future.
Downtown in Business has announced the running order for the second annual Talking ‘Bout Regeneration conference taking place on Thursday 15th September 2022. #TBR22 will feature over twenty leading business and political personalities speaking across seven sessions and give you the opportunity to network and connect with over 150 business leaders throughout the day.
The Labour leadership has been meeting business leaders from the DIB network recently. But is the party ready for power?
The UK Government has announced plans to repeal Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 and bring about the end of so called ‘no fault’ evictions, as part of sweeping reforms to the residential letting market in the UK. Is this a long overdue change?
As we witness the largest interest rate shock of the past 20 years, signs of a new regime shift from inflation to recession are emerging.
Downtown in Business hosted a number of events during the Labour Party Leader’s visit to Liverpool in which he gave a key speech on business and the economy.
Victoria discusses the recent landmark judgement on the calculation of holiday pay for casual workers.