Has the DUP leadership contest been precipitated by policy, politics, or a simpler clash of personalities? Hard to say, and more difficult to see how the DUP comes out the other side with a stable leadership. Not that Unionist voters are going to have a massive choice in 2022 - devil you know, or the devil or the deep blue sea.
The accusation of policy designed by focus group has been made. A greater issue is media's apparent obsession with 'polls' for easy headlines and lazy copy, with commentators left to consider why and with little in the actual news columns to enlighten or inform the voter on why and what is happening. We talk % and whether polls can be trusted rather than substantive issues around whether, whatever the numbers, are we getting good government.
Gone, gone, going?
Let's be honest.
Electoral tsunami?
Losing is the new Winning
The House of Sturgeon falls.
Greater expectations
No bridges nor breakthroughs
What’s the big deal?
Time and tides.
Not the silly season.
Stormont in mothballs
Reading the Stormont Election Runes
Crisis redux
New Year, same old...
It’s the data stupid
Devil in the Detail
Short on reasons
Protocol, Policing and Polls
NI Protocol, Judicial Review, and constitutional risks.
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