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A week in America | 3 August 2024

This week Martin is elated to have something other than the election to write about. Sadly though, it is the news that the nation is hurtling towards recession. But what does that mean and how are regular Americans feeling?

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Dude, It’s all about the money

In the next week, America’s businesses are set to report how Q1 2023 has mapped out, and what it will tell us for all of our economic fortunes… Martin looks at the trends and what he is hearing from businesses in the US.

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End the “Hunger Games”

A major Downtown conference last week was told there was a need for a major reform of the way the government is funding levelling up. Jim was in Birmingham and summaries the event. He also asks just how will did Labour actually do in recent North West by elections?

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