End of uncertainty
06/03/2019
Jim asks if next week MPs will give business some certainty by finally accepting the EU Deal. He also looks at how the hard left is taking over local government in parts of the North.
A disease without any cure?
21/02/2019
In his latest Downtown blog Frank McKenna reflects on the defections from the Labour and Conservative parties this week.
Valentine’s Day: No love or massacre
07/02/2019
This week Jim forecasts that Valentine’s Day will come and go without Brexit love ins or massacres. Also he has been testing opinion on Brexit amongst Downtown business members in Lancashire.
When Did ‘Compromise’ Become a Dirty Word?
31/01/2019
In his latest Downtown blog, Frank McKenna says that ‘compromise’ should be seen as a positive quality – and is the only thing that can stop the UK from ‘crashing out’ of the EU.
Brexit: What happens next week?
06/12/2018
The government is censored. All warehouses in this country for frozen goods are full. Preparations are underway to turn Kent into a lorry park. People
A Sheep in Wolf’s clothing
22/11/2018
Through the angst, frustration and disbelief at the antics of many parliamentarians over the increasingly tiresome issue of Brexit, I did allow myself to chuckle
Nightmare on Politics Street
01/11/2018
It has been another tumultuous week in global, national and regional politics. On the world stage, a fascist was elected as the President of Brazil;
Burnham fuels Labour budget row
01/11/2018
The budget has plunged Labour into a topsy turvy row over the Chancellor’s income tax cuts. Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is generally seen as
May free to negotiate deal
04/10/2018
Dancing Queen in charge As I forecast last week, The Prime Minister had a good conference. While the hard line Brexiteers raged at the fringe
May will survive conference intact
26/09/2018
Standing Tall After the Salzburg ambush, the Prime Minister addressed the nation with two Union Jacks behind her. The absence of the EU flag was
Clowns To The Left of Me, Jokers To The Right
13/09/2018
Never a week goes by nowadays without our mainstream political parties and leading figures within them demonstrating that many of them are, indeed, as daft
You cant defend the indefensible
06/09/2018
The rise of populism, not only in the UK but across Europe and indeed across the Atlantic, is causing some historians to reflect that politics,