Amid all the turmoil in Scotland, Jim notes the support for independence is still strong. He also reports on a great Downtown event that looked at the challenges Manchester still faces in redevelopment.
Frank McKenna condemns the gutter politics of the SNP which brought parliament into disrepute this week.
Jim reflects on the Speakership of Lindsay Hoyle, the forthcoming Rochdale by election and possibly (not another one) in Lancashire.
Jim feels Labour have a chance of regaining seats in Scotland because of the Scot Nats poor record on services for which their new leader must take some of the blame.He also reports on a major shake up in local government in Cumbria.
This week Jim says the lack of determination by Remainers is allowing the new Johnson administration to assert that there is no alternative to leaving the EU in one way or the other. He also thinks the Cabinet massacre will not serve the nation well.
