Truss in charge or goverment?
06/10/2022
Jim agrees with the pollsters that it is going to be difficult for the government to recover from their disastrous conference. But he thinks Labour would face the same borrowing issues.
DIB boss reviews Labour conference
06/10/2022
Downtown in Business Group chairman and chief executive Frank McKenna featured on TV news channel GB News last Saturday morning, discussing Labour’s annual party conference. Watch the interview here.
Millennium Point reveals exciting calendar of events this Winter
30/09/2022
Award-winning Birmingham conference and events venue Millennium Point has announced an exciting programme of events for the autumn and winter.
Thistle Group deal brings four new food brands to Rotherham’s Forge Island
30/09/2022
Four new food brands have signed lease contracts on Rotherham’s Forge Island development, bringing a taste of the exotic to the town centre.
A week in America | 30 September 2022
30/09/2022
As UK Trade Minister, Kemi Badenoch flew in in the U.S. to promote the UK as the place for American businesses to do business, Martin explores the ‘special relationship’ between the two countries.
The not so mini budget – IR35 reversal from April 2023
29/09/2022
Victoria explores the implications that the reversal of the off-payroll worker rules passed in 2017 and 2021 will have on employers and employees.
Will Truss survive?
29/09/2022
Less than a month into her new job, and Liz Truss is already facing questions over her future. Why is she in such a mess already – and can she survive? Frank McKenna’s latest blog.
We do not Truss you
29/09/2022
Jim reflects on the spectacular economic implosion of the new Truss government and reports on the level of interest from business in the Labour Party that he noted at their Liverpool conference.
Street’s Masterstroke: Liz for Leader
29/09/2022
As the Conservative Party conference arrives in town, Kevin Johnson from Urban Communications discusses Andy Street’s backing of Liz Truss.
First Downtown in Business Event
29/09/2022
Paul James, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Red Rock Communications discusses his first experience of a DIB event. As someone who has described themselves as ‘not a fan’ of networking how did he find it?
New Speakers Confirmed for High Speed Rail Group conference
28/09/2022
Downtown CEO Frank McKenna amongst new confirmed speakers for High Speed Rail Group conference on Thursday 20th October.
One man and his bike
23/09/2022
Azets Birmingham Partner, Ray Abercromby, cycles from Lands to John O’Groats in aid of The Pebbles Project.