Who would want to be an MP?
01/02/2024
As another MP announces that he is quitting parliament – this time due to death threats – Frank Mckenna says we need to start to value our parliamentarians once again.
A week in America | 2 February 2024
01/02/2024
This week Martin looks at the raft of economic data being shared about the US economy and wonders what it all means…
DIB Parliamentary Reception spotlights northern cities, partnerships and economic growth
01/02/2024
The leaders and chief executives of both local authorities addressed the one hundred plus business leaders from across the north of England who attended the event.
If Carlsberg did conferences…
01/02/2024
On Thursday 8th February, DIB hosts its third annual ‘Talking ‘Bout Regeneration’ conference’ and we think it will definitely have the WOW factor.
Downtown take on councils’ crisis
01/02/2024
MPs say the Town Hall financial crisis is out of control. Jim reports on that, and a Downtown event which shows that councils and business increasingly want to work together for regeneration.
Krol Corlett
01/02/2024
We are delighted that Krol Corlett are our Business of the Month for February 2024. Krol Corlett Construction is a main contractor that operates across the North of England and North Wales.
Social Housing Speed Read – Global Accounts Demonstrate Record Investments in Social Housing
30/01/2024
The Regulator of Social Housing published its Global accounts in December, which provides a financial overview of private registered providers for the year from 1 April 2022 up to 31 March 2023
M Restaurant Threadneedle Street
29/01/2024
This week’s Venue of the Week is M Restaurant Threadneedle Street, a multi award-winning restaurant and bar providing an elevated dining experience in central London.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | 26th January 2024
26/01/2024
The Daily Telegraph is after him, Simon Clarke is after him, and now a former advisor to the PM is apparently part of a group of Tories who are after him too. Would the Conservatives really give us our fourth prime minister in two years?
A week in America | 26 January 2024
25/01/2024
This week Martin and millions of other Americans prepare to pay their taxes… some will be in for a nasty surprise…
Will Sunak survive until the General Election?
25/01/2024
How much trouble is Rishi Sunak in? Could the Tories really give us our fourth prime minister in two years?