Downtown in Business hosted an exclusive lunch event with Maya Ellis MP bringing together business leaders to discuss the future of Lancashire’s economy and governance.
Despite another panning for Rachel Reeves from left and right this week, Frank McKenna explains why the second part of 2025 may be more positive for the chancellor and UK Plc.
Labour may only be six-months into government – but they’re running out of time already.
Downtown in Business will be joined by Maya Ellis, Labour MP for Ribble Valley in Lancashire, for this round table event.
What a year 2024 has been.
Ed Miliband’s Ed Stone didn’t work well in 2015, Jim says it remains to be seen if Starmer’s milestones will work any better. He also comments on Lancashire devolution and the Assisted Dying Bill.
The first ministerial resignation of the new Labour government. Calls for the Prime Minister to resign and an historic vote in the House of Commons.
With farmers, charities and business worried at the impact the budget could have on them, should the government be talking and more importantly listening to them?
With growth flat and inflation edging up, Jim calls for a clearer vision of the government’s business agenda to be spelt out.
It’s time Labour started to remind people of the huge mess they inherited – and tell us what they are doing about it.
Frank McKenna reflects on what lessons Labour may learn from Kamala Harris’ election defeat in America.
Though largely welcoming the Chancellors first budget, Frank McKenna is concerned that Labour is not delivering the ‘business friendly’ agenda it promised – and he offers a brief reflection on Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
