EP.110 | Has the PM turned a crisis into an opportunity?
08/09/2025
Keir Starmers latest reset has not gone according to plan. But has the PM turned the crisis into an opportunity?
DIB Meets… Aston University
05/09/2025
Downtown in Business boss Frank McKenna recently caught up with Professor Aleks Subic, Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive at Aston University.
EP.109 | Labour’s Summer of Silence
01/09/2025
Why has the government been absent without leave over the summer, leaving the way clear for Nigel Farage to dominate the headlines?
EP.108 | Trump Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Putin
19/08/2025
Donald Trump treated us to the spectacle of the red carpet treatment for Vladimir Putin last week, but how will Zelensky be received by the US President today?
EP.107 | In Conversation with Dame Louise Ellman
13/08/2025
DIB Boss, Frank McKenna, caught up with Dame Louise Ellman in the Downtown Den.
EP.106 | What will Rachel do in the Autumn Budget?
13/08/2025
An interest rate cut may have given Chancellor Rachel Reeves a little respite this week, but an independent economic report suggests that she has a £50 billion hole to fill if she’s to hit her own fiscal targets. What options does she have?
EP.105 | NHS Strikes – A win for Wes?
05/08/2025
NHS strikes VAT on private healthcare, the Online Safety Act, Trump tariffs and Epstein, Gaza and Palestine.
EP.104 | Doctors Dispute Drama
29/07/2025
With Frank still away, Jim, Jo, and Kevin tackle the doctors dispute and Tory leader Kemi Badenoch’s pledge to ban strikes. They’ll also weigh up the likelihood of serious disorder during the hot summer nights around asylum hotels
EP.103 | Water Scandals, Voting Age & Labour Rebels
22/07/2025
With Frank and Jim away, Jo and Kevin take charge of this week’s Downtown Den Politics, unpacking the latest developments from Westminster and beyond.
EP.102 | Devolution: A big step in the right direction
14/07/2025
The governments devolution white paper, Labours union issues, more bad news for the economy, but a successful state visit of President Macron. And Forty years of Live Aid.
EP.101 | In Conversation with Sir Graham Brady
08/07/2025
In a very special episode of the Downtown Den Politics Podcast Frank McKenna is joined by the former chairman of the very influential conservative backbench 1922 Committee, Sir Graham Brady.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.100 | What is going on with the Government?
07/07/2025
Labours first year in government ended with a backbench rebellion, a chancellor in tears, and Jeremy Corbyn announcing the launch of a new political party.