‘U-Turn’ may not have been in Margaret Thatcher’s vocabulary – but its top of Boris Johnson’s political playbook. Frank McKenna reflects on the Prime Ministers tendency to change his mind at the tip of a Twitter storm in his latest Downtown blog.
The Prime Minister is usually a master at tapping into public opinion. But he and his team have scored an own goal in their attitude towards Gareth Southgate and his squad according to Downtown boss Frank Mckenna.
Frank Mckenna explains the reasoning behind Boris Johnson’s decision to announce ‘Freedom Day’ and a loosening of COVID restrictions.
Will London Mayor Sadiq Khan prove to be the unlikely hero for businesses who continue to be frustrated at the government’s reluctance to open up the economy?
It’s a funny old game. Frank McKenna reflects on the departure of Carlo Ancelotti from Everton Football Club and the hypocrisy of the football fan.
Frank McKenna calls on the government to consider the wider and damaging implications beyond COVID if they decide to delay the ending of restrictions this month.
Frank McKenna reflects on Dominic Cummings evidence to a parliamentary select committee this week – and concludes that there is little for the Prime Minister and his colleagues to worry about.
Frank McKenna pleads with the government for some consistent messaging as we move out of lockdown towards ‘normal’.
The Labour Party seems to be in a permanent state of decline. However, Frank McKenna says its too early to write the party off yet.
Unless and until Labour abandons Gesture Politics it will fail to win back the millions of votes it lost during the Corbyn and Miliband years, according to DIB boss Frank Mckenna.
The local elections that take place next week may not be a priority for most of us, and turnout will likely be low. But the results could have huge implications for the future of the country. Frank McKenna explains why.
The calling out of the ‘Dirty Dozen’ and their attempts to set up a European Super League may have been right – but there was a whiff of hypocrisy and a healthy springling of self-interest in some of the criticism. Much more than stopping this elitist project needs to be done to rescue ‘the beautiful game’ according to Downtown boss Frank McKenna.
