The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | EP. 21 | 11th March 2024
11/03/2024
Last week Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, tried to restart, reset, reshape the government with his budget. Did it work?
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?
Gutter politics brings parliament into further disrepute
22/02/2024
Frank McKenna condemns the gutter politics of the SNP which brought parliament into disrepute this week.
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 | 5th February 2024
07/02/2024
Here’s the latest politics podcast from Frank and Jim. Topics covered include Liz Truss’ political comeback, Labour’s business charm offensive a DIB parliamentary reception review and more.
Who would want to be an MP?
01/02/2024
As another MP announces that he is quitting parliament – this time due to death threats – Frank Mckenna says we need to start to value our parliamentarians once again.
A week in America | 2 February 2024
01/02/2024
This week Martin looks at the raft of economic data being shared about the US economy and wonders what it all means…
The Downtown Den Politics Podcast | 26th January 2024
26/01/2024
The Daily Telegraph is after him, Simon Clarke is after him, and now a former advisor to the PM is apparently part of a group of Tories who are after him too. Would the Conservatives really give us our fourth prime minister in two years?
Will Sunak survive until the General Election?
25/01/2024
How much trouble is Rishi Sunak in? Could the Tories really give us our fourth prime minister in two years?
Tax cuts or better services?
25/01/2024
Do people want tax cuts or better public services? That may be a big issue at the election, but perhaps not, as Jim explains in his blog. He also pays tribute to Tony Lloyd and reports on the choice of his successor in Rochdale.
A week in America | 4 January 2024
04/01/2024
In the first blog of 2024, Martin Liptrot looks at the year ahead in the US.
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.