Can you hear me?
06/03/2025
Jim reports from the Convention of the North in Preston .He asks will we see its demand for investment win out at a time when the clamour grows for a massive increase in defence spending?
Lancashire & Cheshire set to get elected Mayors
19/12/2024
The deputy prime minister Angela Rayner launched the governments White Paper on local government reform and devolution.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP. 27 | 15th April 2024
16/04/2024
999 indictments against him, an insurrection that he arguably led back in 2020 and a fear that he is closer to Putin than NATO, yet it is the issue of abortion that may, just may derail Donald Trumps presidential candidacy- what is the state of the Biden/Trump race at the moment?
Tiny green shoots for the government?
21/03/2024
In his blog Jim thinks the pressure has eased on the Prime Minister for now. He has been taking the political temperature in Leeds and Westminster.
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner praises “nationally leading” Chester Zoo
12/03/2024
Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has hailed “nationally leading” Chester Zoo following a visit to learn more about its pioneering conservation work.
Burnham and Rayner on manoeuvres
13/05/2021
After last week’s big round of elections will there ever be a Labour government again?Frank and Jim give their differing views in this week’s blogs and Jim looks at the detailed results in the North West