The Downtown Den Politics Podcast

039 | 6th July 2024 | General Election Results Analysis Pt.1

A Labour landslide, a Conservative meltdown, a Liberal Democrat revival.
Frank McKenna, Jim Hancock, Jo Phillips and Kevin Johnson discuss a historic result in the 2024 General Election.
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038 | 1st July 2024

It's the final countdown. We are just three days away (at time of recording) from polling day, finding out who has won the general election of 2024. But have Nigel Farage, Suella Braverman and TV debates been the big losers of the seven week 'yawn fest' of a campaign?
We'll also be checking out what's happening in France and talking of television debates, reflecting on that disastrous performance from Joe Biden in his head to head with Donald Trump last week.
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037 | 24th June 2024

Ten days 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. Keir Starmer may be on course to win a healthy majority on 4th July, but expectations of what he and his colleagues will deliver is not particularly high. Will Labour deliver more than people are expecting? 
For Rishi Sunak, surely polling day can’t come quickly enough. From his rain drenched launch, his D-day disaster, and his Sky TV faux pas - he is now having to deal with a gambling scandal within his unmanageable party. Has there ever been a worse election campaign? 
And, over the weekend, we sadly learned of the passing of a Manchester legend. A few words from me about the great Sir Howard Bernstein.
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Read Frank's LinkedIn post about Sir Howard Bernstein HERE.

036 | 17th June 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 wipe out?
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035 | 10th June 2024

Rachel Reeves called him a liar, Penny Mordaunt said he was completely wrong, Nadine Dorries said he should resign. And Nigel Farage is back. Its been the week from hell for Rishi Sunak - can he possibly recover?
Far right and populist parties have enjoyed a surge of support in the European elections- what are the implications? And closer to home, the end of an era, as Joanne Roney swaps Manchester for Birmingham.
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034 | 3rd June 2024

Why did Rishi Sunak call the election, why do the Tories hate young people? Why did Keir Starmer get himself into such a mess over Diane Abbott? Why did Ed Davey end up in the shit? And why, oh why, oh why did Nigel Farage appear on BBC's Question Time last week? Welcome to the Downtown Den politics podcast.
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033 | 24th May 2024 | General Election Announcement Special

With an exquisite sense of timing Downtown's Managing Director and chair of the Downtown Den podcast is not here. While Rishi Sunak was getting drenched in Downing Street announcing the General Election, our Frank was getting ready to slap on the sun cream in Florida.
So in the absence of Florida Frank it is left to Jim Hancock and Jo Phillips to comment on the opening of the campaign and asking why the Prime Minister did it.
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032 | 20th May 2024

Prime ministers pledges, porn stars and polls. Welcome to the latest Downtown Den politics podcast. 
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