Why Businesses Have Lost Faith in Stormont

From the gridlock on major infrastructure projects like the A5 and wastewater planning to the political infighting over the Good Jobs Bill and the biomethane transition, we ask: how do we shift the focus from rigid bureaucratic process to actual economic outcomes?In this episode of Stormont Sources, host David McCann is joined by regulars Tim Cairns and Michael McKernan to talk to the former Executive Minister and Managing Director of Confluence Consulting, Simon Hamilton.We also join the debate to reflect on how today's mandatory coalition compares to the "glory days" of shared endeavor. Topics covered in this episode:-The Confluence Consulting Report-Why NI Business Leaders Have Lost Faith in Devolution-Inward Investment vs. The Civil Service Confidence Crisis-Process vs. Outcome: Why Stormont Moves So Slowly-The 1% Delivery Stat: Why Major Infrastructure Has Ground to a Halt-The Good Jobs Bill: Why Employers Are Worried-The Biomethane & Energy Transition Roadblocks****Click stormontsources.com to listen and for all of our episodesWelcome inside politics in Northern Ireland. Listen to the podcast which brings you analysis, insight and experience from Stormont. Join journalist, David McCann, plus Tim Cairns, a former Special Advisor to Peter Robinson and Head of Policy for the DUP and Micheal McKernan, a former Special Advisor in the SDLP worked in the Executive from 2007-2016. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.