Time to join the conversation

In June Downtown in Business hosted events across the North West, in association with Deloitte, to gauge the feeling of business leaders about the Northern Powerhouse.

Perhaps unsurprisingly Lancashire, the least engaged of locations, was where the liveliest discussion was held. Led by the publisher of this fine magazine Richard Slater, businesses from across the county expressed their frustration and concern at the lack of collaboration and co-operation among our political masters that has cost and will continue to cost the area millions of pounds.