Politics

Northern Ireland is quietly winning — so why do our politicians keep talking like we’re losing?

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Wages are up 8% and child poverty is among the lowest in the UK. So why is Northern Ireland's political culture still fluent only in failure? Three uncomfortable questions for Stormont — filtered through Klein, Thompson, Lonergan, Blyth, and Lanier.