The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP. 24 | A Downtown Den Recap | Lord Michael Heseltine
01/04/2024
This week we revisit a previous podcast episode, where Frank McKenna chats with Lord Michael Heseltine.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP. 23 | 25th March 2024
25/03/2024
Labours shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered the Mis Lecture this week. Did she lay out a progressive programme of economic reform, or has her pragmatism taken her to a place where she is simply promising to be Continuity Jeremy Hunt?
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP. 22 | 19th March 2024
20/03/2024
Can Sunak really survive in downing street until the autumn – or is a summer election now inevitable.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP. 20 | 4th March 2024
04/03/2024
George Galloway stormed to victory in the Rochdale by-election last week. We’ll be asking if Gorgeous George’s return to Parliament is a threat to democracy, to Keir Starmer, or simply a fluke result in the strangest of polls.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP. 19 | 26th February 2024
28/02/2024
Has British politics sunk to an all-time low? Shameful scenes in the commons this week, followed by Islamophobic comments from a senior Conservative MP, and a shambolic by election campaign now in its final ten days in Rochdale- how has it come to this?
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | 18th February 2024
20/02/2024
Whose ‘double whammy’ was worse? It hasn’t been a great 7 days for either the prime minister or the Keir Starmer. Frank, Jim and guest Kevin Johnson discuss the latest from the world of politics.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | 13th February 2024
14/02/2024
The past seven days have not been great for the prime minister nor the leader of the opposition. Rishi Sunak followed up his ill advised bet with Piers Morgan with a truly cringeworthy performance at PMQs
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | 18th January 2024
19/01/2024
In the first Downtown Den Politics podcast of 2024, Frank and Jim discuss the post office scandal, another turbulent week for Rishi Sunak and whether Keir Starmer will be the next Prime Minister.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | 18th December 2023 | U.S. Special
18/12/2023
In the final Downtown Den Politics Podcast of 2023, Frank is joined by Downtown’s U.S. commentator Martin Liptrot.
Season 4. Episode 8. | Leaders | Dave Brewitt
15/12/2023
As we round out 2023, the latest guest in the Downtown Den ‘Leaders’ series is Dave Brewitt the Owner and Chief Executive of Hope Street Hotel and Owner of Carpenter Investments.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | 4th December 2023
05/12/2023
In the final edition of the Downtown Den Politics Podcast Frank and Jim reflect on the year in politics and highlight their winners and losers over the past 12 months.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | 28th November 2023
30/11/2023
The government gains temporary approval with tax cuts, but faces criticism from New Conservatives after latest immigration figures, marking a controversial political issue ahead of GE.