So last night was part one of our Review of the Year. If you want to catch up with or join us tonight and tomorrow, get your tickets here. I have to say the quality of the live stream is exceptionally good and nice dynamic between David and Alan.
There’s great insight into how the MPs were key to the DUP tipping hard into backing Brexit, and asking whether as the first big decision of Arlene Foster, who was riding high just after she became leader, from Tim Cairns.
Tina McKenzie talks about how in handling Brexit she found it fairly easy to access to London government officials, but often struggled to get our local politicians ‘out of the weeds’ as she puts and to ‘see the bigger picture’ opportunities.
Other ‘hot’ topics include: will chicken nuggets still be available after 31st of December? With Tina on board the subject of NI21 came up but it quickly segues to what do the Ulster Unionist Party have to do to effect even a modest revival?
This, I suspect along with many others, was my first End of Year Review (since its run on our customary shoestring and with the help of our sponsors this year Brown O’Connor Communications, so flights home are generally out).
I wasn’t disappointed. The production is great as in the conversation, with David Chairing and Alan doing this techie Rick Wakeman impersonation at the keyboard heart of the operation. Their Slugger TV experience coming to fruition.
Tonight we have rising star of the NI commentariat Sarah Creighton and with the now regular columnist with the Irish News and long and highly valued friend of Slugger, Chris Donnelly. The conversation I’m sure will be thought provoking.
And we finish with a grand finale with our most regular nationalist/unionist pairing of Allison Morris and one of Slugger’s oldest friends in the media, Alex Kane. Often insightful, sometimes provocative, and always entertaining.
Don’t worry if you are not free for the live viewing, you can watch them back anytime you like.
Mick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
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