Reasons to be cheerful

A lot of my time and attention is taken up with the challenges we see on the horizon.

Politics and policy James Mildred

The quicker we are to spot possible issues, the easier it is to respond in an effective way. It’s not always possible though and sometimes you get caught out. The recent changes to abortion law in Northern Ireland is a case in point. Few were predicting at the time that a procedural Bill which was designed to extend negotiations for the return of the NI Assembly would be hijacked to affect one of the biggest ever abortion law changes this country has seen.