He never promised you a Rose Garden
29/08/2024
According to Frank McKenna, the new government needs to offer some optimism alongside its doom and gloom messaging.
Reality Bites
22/08/2024
Labour have inherited appalling, expensive, long term problems but a broken record of blame doesn’t move anything forward. We know whose fault it is, we need to hear what you’re going to do about it.
Labour is not guaranteed ten years in power
15/08/2024
Despite its landslide General Election victory, Frank McKenna warns the new government that Labour is not guaranteed success at the polls next time around.
We have a new Government, what comes next?
12/08/2024
The ballots have been cast, and after 14 years of Conservative leadership, the Labour Party has emerged victorious in the recent general election. With this brings a number of significant changes, including in the arena of employment law.
Labour’s carrot and stick
24/07/2024
Jim reports on the first big challenges facing the Chancellor, the row over the economic inheritance, the legacy of HS2 cancellation, Biden’s departure and the Tories leadership plans.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.42 | 22nd July 2024
22/07/2024
Jim Hancock and Jo Phillips discuss the latest dramatic developments in the race for the White House, the first row of the new Labour government over the 2 child benefit limit, the weighty King’s speech in general and will the Tories go long or short in the search for a new leader?
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.41 | 15th July 2024
15/07/2024
The new Labour government has hit the ground running.
The Tory psychodrama continues…
11/07/2024
The contrast between new government and new opposition could not be starker. Frank McKenna reflects on a week that saw the return of the grown-ups to Downing Street, as the Tory psychodrama continues.
Wide and thin, but could get deeper
11/07/2024
Jim thinks Labour’s hold on power could deepen next time if they can deliver on public services and immigration.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.40 | 8th July 2024 | General Election Results Analysis Pt.2
08/07/2024
Today we unpack the general election results from Thursday evening. Friday morning, focusing on the smaller parties.
A new dawn has broken – but it’s not all good news
05/07/2024
Celebrate change – beware of Reform.
Going down fighting!
27/06/2024
The Tories are heading for a heavy defeat, but Jim reckons the Prime Minister is going down fighting. He also reviews the battleground seats in Cheshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester.