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Newton Emerson: Stormont needs more ministers to solve the endless credit and blame game

The need for a united front on Covid has papered over the cracks but they are still there
Newton Emerson
To function better, Stormont needs more ministers - perhaps as many as 35 more. Far from being an outlandish suggestion, this is the standard approach to its central problem. A perfect example o[...]

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