Mike Nesbitt’s resignation is a disaster that will be probably ignored

Mike Nesbitt’s sudden resignation goes to the heart of what’s wrong with how Northern Ireland is governed. Modest hopes for limited success have been dashed. If systems and attitudes don’t change, the crisis in the health service and others like it will never significantly improve. Independent report after expert report has spelt out loud and clear that if every hospital retaims its present range of specialisms, resources cannot be concentrated effectively to...