A week in America | 22 March 2024
21/03/2024
To regulate or to encourage? This week Martin looks at the contrasting approaches to the business of sport on both sides of the pond.
A week in America | 15 March 2024
14/03/2024
This week, Martin filed his US tax return and noticed something curious happen to his in box and social media feeds… advice, lots of advice, all of it unwarranted.
A week in America | 1 March 2024
29/02/2024
This week Martin looks at the shifting age demographic in America, and wonders where there is money to be made…
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.
A week in America | 29 April 2022
29/04/2022
On the 50th anniversary of Jimmy Reid’s speech at Glasgow University, Martin Liptrot looks at how it is possibly more relevant to Americans today than it was back then.
A week in America | 17 December 2021
16/12/2021
“It’s the economy, stupid.” Martin Liptrot looks at the consequences of the recent standoff over increasing the U.S. Governments borrowing limit.
A week in America | 13 August 2021
12/08/2021
This week Martin Liptrot discusses the U.S. $1trillion Infrastructure Bill and how the politicians might have a chance to make inner cities rival the suburbs as the place to be.
A week in America | 14 May 2021
13/05/2021
This week in America the primaries and run-offs to the 2021 elections are already well underway. Martin Liptrot discusses the parallels and differences between the U.S and UK in its Mayors.