Downtown in Business was joined in the Downtown Den by the leaders of Liverpool and Manchester, Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson and The Leader of Manchester City Council, Sir Richard Leese.
The two city leaders discussed Recovery Plans, business support, the Northern Powerhouse and much more besides with DIB chief executive Frank McKenna.
In this episode the pod looks at A UK/EU reset, Robert Jenrick becoming a vigilante, and Nigel Farage becoming a socialist!
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…
Rachel Reeves is getting ready to announce her much anticipated spending review- but apparently all is not well with some of her Labour colleagues.
We are delighted that Liverpool BID Company are our Business of the Month for June 2025. Liverpool BID Company is a private, not-for-profit limited company aiming to create a thriving and vibrant Liverpool, working on behalf of 850 BID Levy Payers in Liverpool across three Business Improvement Districts: Retail & Leisure BID, Culture & Commerce BID and Accommodation BID.
