Dr. Jonny Byrne:

It is happening in Westminster. The best way I can describe it is that politics in Northern Ireland always seems to get taken to the cliff, but never goes over it. We are told that if the Executive shuts down, no money will be left for the budget. We always get taken to a certain point, but then we manage to keep the show on the road and keep moving. The same point applies to Brexit. It keeps going without much change, if that makes sense. My personal position, having observed the situation in Northern Ireland since 2005, is that we always seem to be told that something is bad, and that we need an agreement on this or a signature on that. It is suggested that if we do not have a Government or First Minister in place by a certain date, the world will come in around us, but that does not happen. People's lives carry on and the world keeps spinning. We are very good at that.