I’ll admit to being sceptical in advance, but BBC NI’s Politics Show just about got away with their use of a footballing visual metaphor for their review of the Northern Ireland Executive’s year – as long as you remember that there is no official opposing team playing against them. The jostling of the pitch-side reporter at the end was a nice touch too.
Northern Ireland’s peace process has been promoted as an international success story. The Republic’s Department of Foreign Affairs has its Conflict Resolution Unit, which aims to disseminate the ‘lessons’ of the Northern Ireland peace process. And some of the prominent players in our peace process have travelled abroad to other troubled spots to share their [...] read our review »