The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.44 | 5th August 2024
05/08/2024
What should the government do to tackle this wave of extreme right wing inspired disruption?
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.43 | 29th July 2024
29/07/2024
The end of July used to be known as the silly season in politics, as everyone would head off on their holidays, but unlike Frank McKenna who continues to be away in Greece, Jim Hancock and Jo Phillips have a packed agenda to discuss.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.41 | 15th July 2024
15/07/2024
The new Labour government has hit the ground running.
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.39 | 6th July 2024 | General Election Results Analysis
08/07/2024
A Labour landslide, a Conservative meltdown, a Liberal Democrat revival.
A new dawn has broken – but it’s not all good news
05/07/2024
Celebrate change – beware of Reform.
No penalty shoot out
05/07/2024
Jo Phillips explains what we could expect from a new government, but cautions that change won’t happen overnight.
They know it all over!
05/07/2024
Jim looks back on fifty years reporting on General Election nights for Granada and the BBC.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.38 | 1st July 2024
01/07/2024
It’s the final countdown. But have Nigel Farage, Suella Braverman and TV debates been the big losers of the seven week ‘yawn fest’ of a campaign?
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.37 | 24th June 2024
24/06/2024
Not long left in this General Election campaign and we are beside ourselves with excitement, as change seems inevitable and we prepare to welcome a Labour government. Well, hardly.
The Country is ready for Change
20/06/2024
Ahead of the country going to the polls on 4th July, Downtown in Business hosted a pre-election dinner on Monday 17th June 2024 to discuss the upcoming election.
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP.36 | 17th June 2024
17/06/2024
The polls are not shifting- in fact they are getting worse for Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives. With just over two weeks to go before polling day, Is there anything the Tories can do to prevent the predicted wipeout?