In episode #100, Three Local Enterprise Partnership chairs from across the Northern Powerhouse visited the Downtown Den. Roger Marsh (West Yorkshire), Clare Hayward (Cheshire & Warrington) and Steve Fogg (Lancashire) were in conversation with DIB boss Frank McKenna, offering their thoughts and opinions on how the UK and the North in particular can recover from the Coronavirus crisis.
Downtown Den #100 | The Role of Local Enterprise Partnerships
Three Local Enterprise Partnership chairs from across the Northern Powerhouse were in conversation with DIB boss Frank McKenna, offering their thoughts and opinions on how the UK and the North in particular can recover from the Coronavirus crisis.
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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.

West Midlands Railway staff celebrate what Pride means to them
Workers at West Midlands Railway have spoken about what Pride means to them ahead of this weekend’s Birmingham Pride event.