The New Year brought little cheer for Downing Street with a forever list of crises, much of its own making. Perhaps surprisingly, Downing Street is cut some slack on the podcast while the empty demands for the Prime Minister's resignation by Northern Ireland politicians is called out for what it is - hubris.
Meanwhile, since the last podcast, Liz Truss has taken over the role of chief Brexit negotiator. This means that the NI Protocol is now one of many issues in the in-tray, whereas Lord Frost had only one job...
Finally, there is no great joy in looking forward to the Assembly Elections in May. No doubt the Parties will all be saying that as part of the Executive how important they have all been, with all but the DUP saying how bad the DUP is, how awful it would be without the Assembly and Executive. If ever pointed out that absolutely nothing has been achieved by this particular Executive no doubt we will be told 'Covid" and it will all be marvellously better next time. Because, 'it is for the children'.
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
It’s the data stupid
Devil in the Detail
Short on reasons
Protocol, Policing and Polls
NI Protocol, Judicial Review, and constitutional risks.
Politics, personalities, policies?
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