Show Notes
In this episode, David McCann, Tim Cairns, and Michael McKernan dive headfirst into a turbulent week for the Alliance Party. Was a retracted graphic featuring a tattered Linfield FC really a big deal? And why did Sorcha Eastwood's attendance at a 12th July bonfire cause such a social media stir?
We ask where the Alliance Party is trying to get to as a political organisation.
Plus, we are halfway through the political year! The team hands out report cards for Stormont’s ministers and party leaders.
Who is quietly getting a grip on their department, who is facing overwhelming adversity, and why does the Executive still not have an agreed budget?
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