As we prepare for the Downtown summer ‘recess’ I thought this would be a good time to reflect on what has been happening in the county during the first part of 2011. It would be fair to say that the year did not start too auspiciously for Lancashire with the spats over the structure o... [More]

Since the economic crash three years ago commentators and economists have lined up gleefully to take part in a new national sport ‘bash the banker’. I have often felt that, other than the relatively few within the banking industry who appeared to be making investments with all the car... [More]

They say a week is a long time in politics, and if ever that particular phrase was proven it has been during the past seven days. Parliament appears to have finally reasserted some influence over one of the most powerful media groups in the world, Ed Miliband has discovered a political instinct tha... [More]