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The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.64 | 16th December 2024

What a year 2024 has been.

What a year 2024 has been. Seventy-three elections across the world, including polls in the UK, France and the US. The first Labour government in 14 years, the return of Donald Trump and the rise of populism. Alongside violent conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine and the fall of the Assad regime in Syria.

We’ll be discussing the highlights and the lowlights of 2024 in this week’s Downtown Den Politics Podcast.

Downtown in Business

Malmaison Deansgate

We are delighted that Malmaison Deansgate are our ‘Venue of the Month’ for September 2025. Its guestrooms pay homage to the retro design of the 60s and 70s, referencing the iconic G Plan furniture of this era, a benchmark for classic British design. Each room talks to the exterior of the building design, complimenting the harsh, brutalist designs of the exterior with bold patterns, powerful colours, strong materiality, and striking artwork.

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