Live from the SDLP Annual Conference, the Stormont Sources team breaks down the state of Northern Ireland politics, Assembly accountability, and the SDLP's roadmap for the 2027 election.
The panel discusses Claire Hanna’s conference speech, the SDLP’s strategy for the next election, and how the party plans to distinguish itself from Sinn Féin and Alliance.
They also examine the lack of a Stormont budget, the Executive’s record on delivery, regional inequality and Sinéad McLaughlin’s proposed Regional Balance Bill.
Topics discussed:
-SDLP conference & Claire Hanna’s leadership
-The SDLP’s election strategy
-SDLP opposition at Stormont
-Stormont’s lack of a budget & public services
-Regional inequality & Belfast-centric politics
-Investment and jobs outside Belfast
-Sinn Féin, Casement Park & the A5
-Irish unity / a “New Ireland”
-The relationship between nationalism and unionism
-Making Northern Ireland work now
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