Party Conference Speeches – if only they were a chance to scrutinise & refresh arguments & messages!
An August Economist magazine featured a timely article [PAYWALL] looking forward to the Autumn party conference speeches. Focussed on the main English conferences the unnamed writer noted: The process can begin as soon as June. An early task is to cook up one or two big policy announcements, without which no conference is complete (an unwritten rule that has cost taxpayers many millions over the years). Welcome to NI where the Executive agree policies and ministers *never* announce policies outside …