@downtownfrank.bsky.social: "The political obsession with net zero migration is becoming detached from economic reality. The UK is an ageing society with persistent labour shortages. "Our economy depends on access to global talent.”

🚨🚨 EPISODE 263 OUT NOW 🚨🚨 With @downtownfrank.bsky.social 🔵 Chelsea Review 🔵 Branthwaite Future 🔵 Big Summer 🔵 Ipswich Preview 🔗 linktr.ee/uhtpodcast #UHTPodcast #EFC #COYB #Everton

Siri: show me a traitor to the UK…

Last Mersey ‘Derby’ - and what a fantastic end to the game for us Evertonians 💙💙💙

From the podcast: how I would nix the Tories if I were Keir Starmer, by George Osborne

The group chairman and chief executive of Downtown in Business, is urging the government to go faster with its efforts to reset trading relationships with the European Union. To read more please visit our website- sbee.link/e3ny9qamdf

The group chair and chief executive of Downtown in Business, Frank McKenna, has become a Trustee of a new charity, established to tackle mental health challenges in the construction industry. sbee.link/p9hqr7mydn

A lot of the political content is bad but really what broke Twitter/X for me was the extent to which it began pushing endless videos of violence at me... just people getting punched, assaulted, run over, fighting... I like to think I'm fairly mentally resilient but constant exposure altered my mood.

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On Wednesday we hosted our first Birmingham DIB event of 2025 with our 'In Conversation with Richard Parker' at the Wonderful Arcadis. sbee.link/ca6h47bqpk

Power of propaganda. 2020 BIDEN 51.3% 81,283,501 TRUMP 46.8% 74,223,975 2024 TRUMP 49.8% 77,302,580 HARRIS 48.3% 75,017,613 YOUGOV: Which PoTUS won his election by a larger popular vote margin? Trump 2024 49% Biden 2020 28% Equal 4% D/K 19% Dems have made a big mistake just disappearing. ~AA

Downtown in Business will host four events with senior decision – makers from across the country at this year’s international property and investment festival MIPIM. sbee.link/ju3gtfnkpy

DIB will host the inaugural Cheshire & North Wales Business Awards gala luncheon on the afternoon of Friday 6th June 2025, at the fabulous hospitality facilities at Chester Racecourse – followed by a spectacular after show party in a top city centre venue. sbee.link/nm7kqd6yj9

I saw a good meme earlier along the lines of, if you're the kind of guy who believe tech bros like Musk have got your interests at heart, you're the same kind of guy who believes the stripper actually fancies you.

The leader of Manchester City Council, Cllr Bev Craig, and the newly appointed chief executive to the authority, Tom Stannard, will be among the speakers at the Downtown in Business Manchester Parliamentary Reception. sbee.link/ych9gqkfnb

These tactics are incredibly dangerous. Jess Phillips already has to have enhanced police protection & been told not to travel alone after Elon Musk called her a "rape genocide apologist" on X. The Tories are stoking the flames of hatred. This is a bonfire that can quickly spread out of control.

Our first Sunday School of the year got a little sweary

Another stellar performance from Wes Streeting on Sky this morning.

The headline sponsor for the 2025 Women in Business Awards is 𝐏𝐀𝐔𝐋 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐉𝐄𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐑𝐘. ##WIBA25 will take place on the afternoon of Friday 7th March 2025 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The shortlists are live and voting is open. sbee.link/q3ew8g6har

The DIB team wish you a very Merry Christmas. Thank you to all of our partners, members, venues and speakers for making 2024 incredible. Enjoy your Christmas, we look forward to seeing you at a Downtown event in 2025. MERRY CHRISTMAS!

The final blogs of 2024 from the DIB network are here. What did our bloggers think of 2024, what are their predictions for 2025? Find our by reading the last blogs of 2024. sbee.link/vjhtyqe97n

What a year 2024 has been. @downtownfrank.bsky.social, Jim and Jo discuss the highlights and the lowlights of 2024 in this week's Downtown Den Politics Podcast. sbee.link/v7ac3uk96f

#throwbackThursday - to 1994, and Joe Royle’s @evertonfc.bsky.social have lift off, as they win his first game in charge against the old enemy. What a night that was 💙💙💙

Chris Webb, Maya Ellis, and Paul Foster, in conversation with DIB Group Chair and CEO Frank McKenna. Discussed the government’s plans for economic growth, a mayor for Lancashire and devolution, and their first reflections on being new MPs. sbee.link/6h4m7atkpx

Why has @skynewss.bsky.social turned into the PR wing of the Tory Party? Its snide sideswipe at the foreign secretary’s important visit to the Caribbean today is disgraceful. I doubt very much that he will have “time for a dip in the sea and a cocktail.” Get a grip @bethrigby.bsky.social & co.

A visit to my old haunt- Lancashire County Council HQ- today.

A great way to end @downtowninbusiness.bsky.social events programme in #liverpool for 2024 as we welcomed City Council leader Liam Robinson to our leaders lunch at the fabulous @pullmanhotels.bsky.social - thanks to @morgansindall.bsky.social for sponsoring the event.

💥We are hiring for two very exciting roles in our policy & external affairs unit @bestforbritain.bsky.social 💥 www.bestforbritain.org/careers

Downtown Boss, Frank McKenna recently caught up with Trevor Steven to discuss Mindflow. Mindflow is the charity arm of Causeway Technologies. Find out more on the DIB website. sbee.link/tqcjh8gerp

For our last Liverpool event of 2024, we are joined by the Leader of Liverpool City Council, Liam Robinson at the amazing Pullman Hotel, Liverpool!

Everton absolutely woeful this season. I’m not one for wanting managers sacked- we’ve had far too many since Moyes- but Dyche needs to go.

Great podcast this one. Well worth a listen 👇🏻

“The economic cost of Brexit, reliably estimated at around 5% of GDP and with a total loss to government coffers by 2035 of over £300bn, is unlikely to be offset by attempting to ‘make Brexit work’ – a slogan which rather confirms that it hasn’t” westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/brexit/...

An excellent @downtowninbusiness.bsky.social #Livercool24 awards dinner last night. Congratulations to all the award winners- including the legend that is Lucy Meacock.

Happy #Livercool24 day everyone. Tonight @downtowninbusiness.bsky.social celebrates the success of business leaders from across the #Liverpool city region. Good luck to all the nominees and many thanks to all of our award sponsors- particularly headline sponsor Warwick.

💥 46% of Conservative voters would pick either Keir Starmer or 'neither' when asked to choose between Starmer and Kemi Badenoch. New polling from Ipsos👇

Kemi Badenock committing to reversing changes to inheritance tax for farmers. Labour will be keeping check on the number- and cost- of such commitments as the Tory leader makes them- with the inevitable question at some point- So what public services you gonna cut Kemi?

Latest attack line from the right on Starmer- he’s spending too much time abroad. However, they don’t say what international events he should miss. Not sure his absence from the #G20 would be a good look. Maybe they think he should have snubbed #France and Macron on Armistice Day?

A wonderful send off for a wonderful man. Sir Howard Bernstein’s memorial last week was a fitting tribute to the man who was such a huge influence on the city of #Manchester

Amazing. Guido posted piece titled “Multimillion-pound donor to Labour says Hamas are ‘freedom fighters’” and Staines’ actual defence is that a reasonable reader would know Dale Vince did not actually say what the title ascribed to him. WUT? 😂 ~AA www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...

Transitioning from the cesspit that is now X- and looking for a more positive, progressive platform. Hello Blue Sky!