Talks on the past, no talks on the welfare deadlock, a border poll? No prizes for guessing what they amount to.
Government by tweet is a curse as it fends off searching inquiry. Twitter is a blessing for the non-information strategies of government by politburo. I’ve never known a time when it’s been more difficult for political correspondents to do their jobs. Is Liam Clarke of the Belfast Telegraph right when he fears a slow slide to a snap election? What would that change? What about a border poll? Yet another ridiculous distraction. At best it’s a sign that the public would …