Show Notes
In this episode of Stormont Sources, David McCann, Michael McKernan and Tim Cairns analyse the two stories dominating Stormont this week — from a revealing LucidTalk poll to the political fallout over Gordon Lyon's controversial Facebook post.
- The LucidTalk poll explained: winners, losers and warning signs - Why Alliance and the SDLP are fighting - What Jon Burrows’ leadership means for the Ulster Unionist Party - Has the Is pre-election phase already begun at Stormant? - And did Gordon Lyons' Facebook post really cross the line? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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