Strangford Lough Crossing Campaign — Status Summary, 12 March 2026 The campaign enters tomorrow’s meeting with Chris Hazzard MP having achieved meaningful but fragile progress. Minister Kimmins’ statement of 3 February 2026 (Hansard, Vol. 188, No. 2) — “why not? I am happy to keep that under review” — represents the most significant ministerial shift […]
Plan B for Strangford Lough Crossing – Why This Time Can Be Different For most people around Strangford Lough, talk of a bridge or tunnel has become a bad joke. It has been discussed since the 1950s and yet nothing has ever appeared. All talk, no delivery. This “Plan B” is about showing why this […]
The UK Government provides funding to Northern Ireland primarily through the Block Grant to the Northern Ireland Executive, calculated via the Barnett Formula (with a needs-based adjustment to 124% of comparable English spending per the Interim Fiscal Framework). This forms the core of the Executive’s Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL) for resource (day-to-day) and capital spending.Additional […]