Recently appointed shadow sports Minister Alison McGovern was in the Downtown Den, offering her views on how the football season may resume; how business can learn from sport; and what she hopes Birmingham can achieve by hosting the Commonwealth Games. Liverpool fan Ali also revealed that Gary Neville is her ‘guilty pleasure’ and offered her thoughts on new Labour leader Keir Starmer.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.73 | Is Britain back in favour with the U.S.?
Up for discussion this week were, British and American relations, can people see the bigger picture for the green agenda and ask if the UK government is being stung by its critics?
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The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.81 | Is the UK infrastructure creaking?
In today’s podcast, Jim Hancock and Jo Phillips preview Rachel Reeves Spring Statement and look abroad at the troubled scenes in Ukraine, Gaza and now Türkiye.