Liverpool was granted the privilege of hosting the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in 2012 earlier this week, a clear sign that the international community is beginning to recognise that the city has rediscovered its flair for enterprise and wealth creation. On the back of the fabulous news about t... [More]

The Local Government Minister Eric Pickles expressed his frustration at the failure of Lancashire’s array of local authorities to agree a structure for the establishment of a Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) this week. His comments will be echoed and supported by the vast majority of the co... [More]

An audience of fifty Downtown members had the pleasure of hearing firsthand the views of the Chief Executive of Liverpool Vision, Max Steinberg, at an event we hosted at the wonderful Novotel yesterday morning. Steinberg is an engaging character, a charismatic and charming man, who is one of the mos... [More]

When a political party suffers a heavy defeat at a General Election, it can do one of two things. In the 1980’s the Labour Party blamed the electorate and its naivety for the four consecutive election victories enjoyed by the Conservatives. The Tories did the same for a decade following Tony ... [More]