The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.98 | Keir’s First Year
01/07/2025
Do we have a government that is good at getting things done- but bad at politics?
Driving Birmingham Forward: In Conversation with Richard Lawrence
26/06/2025
On Wednesday 25th June, Downtown in Business hosted another insightful edition of our ‘In Conversation with…’ dinner series in Birmingham, welcoming Richard Lawrence, the newly appointed Executive Director of Place, Prosperity and Sustainability at Birmingham City Council
DIB Kicks Off Housing 2025 with Back-to-Back Events in Manchester
26/06/2025
Downtown in Business was delighted to kick off Housing 2025 with two standout events in Manchester, bringing together leaders and innovators from across the housing, property, and regeneration sectors.
Powering Progress: Liverpool City Region Takes Centre Stage at Westminster
25/06/2025
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Pre-Conference Dinner and Parliamentary Reception, two impactful events that brought the Liverpool City Region to the heart of Westminster and helped build momentum for even stronger collaboration and progress
Join the Conversation: Northern Power Towns Conference to Champion Growth and Investment Across the North
25/06/2025
Join the Conversation: Northern Power Towns Conference to Champion Growth and Investment Across the North
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.97 | Can a Certain Manchester Mayor Change Labour’s Narrative?
25/06/2025
The government is launching a ten year industrial strategy this week, will Labour get any credit for its longer term approach to the country’s problems- and might a certain mayor from Manchester be able to help them tell their story more positively?
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.96 | Did Trump Just Start a War with Iran?
25/06/2025
Donald Trump decided to bomb Iran. Was the President simply pissed off with his TACO reputation- Trump Always Chickens Out- or has he got a longer term plan for the Middle East- and where does the unilateral action from the States and Israel leave international institutions? Are NATO and the UN now simply moribund, outdated, talking shops?
DOWNTOWN IN BUSINESS: “BREXIT IS THE GREATEST ACT OF SELF-HARM THE UK HAS INFLICTED ON ITSELF”
25/06/2025
Nine years ago this week, the UK voted to leave the European Union. Reflecting on that momentous decision almost a decade back, Downtown in Business (DiB), one of the UK’s leading business organisations, has launched a scathing critique of the economic and political consequences of Brexit
Downtown in Business Welcomes Labour’s Industrial Strategy – But Urges Government to Go Further
24/06/2025
The strategy has been described by Downtown as “a strong starting point”.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.95 | Middle East in Crisis
19/06/2025
Another very busy week in geopolitics. Israel and Iran are at war. In America, we’ve seen the shocking assassination of senior politicians.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.94 | Budgeting for Better Days?
19/06/2025
Rachel Reeves announced her long awaited Spending Review last Wednesday and the DIB podcast team reflect about what that might do in terms of Labour’s polling fortunes.
First wave of speakers confirmed for DIB Property Conference
12/06/2025
The sixth annual Downtown in Business ‘Talkin’ About Regeneration’ conference will take place on Thursday 11th September 2025, at Hotel Voco, Manchester.