Boris between a rock and a hard place
19/09/2019
This week Frank McKenna reflects on the consequences of Boris Johnson pursuing his ambition rather than the policies in which he believes.
It is the PM and Brexiters who are ‘Frit’
05/09/2019
In another week of high parliamentary drama, Frank McKenna gives his assessment on the latest Brexit chaos.
Johnson holds nearly all the cards
29/08/2019
Jim lays into Remainer MPs for being blindsided by the Prime Minister as we head for a No Deal Brexit. Also Jim used to report on Bury FC for Piccadilly Radio and hopes the fans can help the club start again.
Short term gain for long term pain?
29/08/2019
Frank McKenna reflects on a historic week in British politics. He concedes that Boris has won the battle – but will he win the war?
An American Brexit bail out is ‘Fake News’
15/08/2019
The idea that the UK is first in the queue for a trade deal with one of Ireland’s strongest allies is baloney according to Downtown boss Frank McKenna.
Corbyn’s cunning plan for Brexit
15/08/2019
Is Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to stop a No Deal Brexit deliverable, or part of his long term wish to get us out of the EU with Labour having clean hands?
They think it’s all over…
08/08/2019
Frank Mckenna returns to his hobby horse of Brexit in his latest blog: On the eve of the Premier League season I thought it was appropriate to use a football analogy, so I told the BBC “A No Deal Brexit is like telling a Liverpool supporter that they are losing Jurgen Klopp and Sam Allardyce is coming in. So, they won’t be relegated, but they’ll lose more than they win and it won’t be nice to watch.”
Remainers are spectators
01/08/2019
This week Jim says the lack of determination by Remainers is allowing the new Johnson administration to assert that there is no alternative to leaving the EU in one way or the other. He also thinks the Cabinet massacre will not serve the nation well.
100 years on from Versailles
03/07/2019
100 years ago the Versailles Treaty shaped the modern world we live in. But Vladimir Putin says liberal democracy is dead. Jim agrees there are certainly worrying signs.
Will Boris be that Bad?
20/06/2019
Frank McKenna asks if Boris Johnson will be as bad a Prime Minister as many of us fear in his latest Downtown blog.
Is the government still serious about Devolution
13/06/2019
This week Frank McKenna asks if the government is still committed to devolution – and gives his thoughts on the current state of the Labour Party.
Lessons from the pointless election
06/06/2019
Frank McKenna outlines the lessons our politicians should learn, but probably won’t, from the results of the recent Euro elections.