Time is not on Labour’s side
06/02/2025
Labour may only be six-months into government – but they’re running out of time already.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.73 | Keir Starmer’s Diary: The EU or the US?
03/02/2025
Which way will the UK’s political Mark Darcy jump?
Jo Henney, CEO at Nugent reflects on Keir Starmer’s Recent Speech on AI
15/01/2025
See what Jo Henney, CEO of Nugent, has to say about Keir Starmer’s speech on AI
After this year, can the centre hold?
19/12/2024
Jim looks back on a year when democracy came under increasing threat, and Labour went from great electoral triumph to economic gloom.
Dear Santa… and some Christmas fables
19/12/2024
In her final blog of the year, Jo Phillips takes a look at some improvements that British politicians can make in 2025.
War or more jaw?
05/12/2024
This week Jo asks, does the political turmoil in France and instability in Germany mean Europe is facing its potentially gravest crisis since the Second World War?
It’s the communications stupid!
21/11/2024
It’s time Labour started to remind people of the huge mess they inherited – and tell us what they are doing about it.
What can Labour learn from the Democrats defeat?
14/11/2024
Frank McKenna reflects on what lessons Labour may learn from Kamala Harris’ election defeat in America.
They think it’s all over
14/11/2024
As Donald Trump begins pulling his White House team together, Jo outlines why Keir Starmer must try to regain some of the UK’s international respect.
When you’re in a hole…
03/10/2024
Frank McKenna is fuming over the governments inability to grip the ‘freebie-gate’ story.
In the mood for dancing?
26/09/2024
Labour’s conference wasn’t the celebration that it might have been, nor was it the shambles some had hoped for. But Labour does need to get a grip on it’s appalling communications strategy according to Jo Phillips.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.51 | 23rd September 2024
23/09/2024
Labour has kicked off its conference in Liverpool. But instead of the joyous and celebratory mood for a party that has just won its first election in 15 years, the comrades are grumpy.