{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67a0e00da78c5e076777bb77/6984970d14b868743d05fb15?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"2 Years On: Is the Stormont Executive Failing Northern Ireland?","description":"<p>Two years after devolution returned, has the <strong>Stormont Executive</strong> actually delivered for Northern Ireland?</p><p>David McCann is joined by former Special Advisers <strong>Tim Cairns (DUP)</strong> and <strong>Michael McKernan (SDLP)</strong> to assess the record of the <strong>O’Neill–Pengelly Executive</strong> — from childcare and health waiting lists to major project delays, civil service power, and whether Stormont ministers are really in control.</p><p>They debate:</p><ul><li>Has the Stormont Executive achieved anything significant?</li><li>Why major Northern Ireland projects keep stalling</li><li>Are civil servants running departments instead of ministers?</li><li>Is Stormont about to rush bad legislation before the next election?</li><li>Why the political tone at Stormont is deteriorating</li><li>The controversial <strong>suspension of TUV MLA Timothy Gaston</strong></li><li>Did the Assembly overreact — or is political conduct getting worse?</li></ul><p>With the next Assembly election approaching, is Stormont finally finding its footing — or drifting again?</p><p><strong>PLUS:</strong> Inside discussion on how policy really gets made behind the scenes in Northern Ireland departments.</p>","author_name":"Shortbread Media "}