DIB boss Frank McKenna welcomed the chief executive of Leeds City Council Tom Riordan into the ‘Downtown Den’ to discuss the recently published ‘Levelling Up’ White Paper. The wider devolution agenda, and the positive progress that Leeds is making, despite the challenges of the past couple of years.
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The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.90 | A UK/EU Reset
In this episode the pod looks at A UK/EU reset, Robert Jenrick becoming a vigilante, and Nigel Farage becoming a socialist!

The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.91 | The Ukrainian Conflict Rages On
Internationally, the Gaza conflict has sunk to new levels of depravity, The Ukraine war rages on, Poland has elected a populist president, Elon Musk has left the White House, Trump’s tariffs are back and King Charles opened the Canadian Parliament. The Downtown Den discusses…

The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.92 | Reeves’ Budget Blues
Rachel Reeves is getting ready to announce her much anticipated spending review- but apparently all is not well with some of her Labour colleagues.

Liverpool BID Company
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