Episode 5 | Gin & tonic put on ice - February 2021

Ulster Economix - The Podcast

The podcast that keeps you up to date with what is happening economy-wise in Northern Ireland. Telling you what you need to know but not necessarily what you want to hear.
Neither Armageddon nor nirvana. That’s how the chair of Westminster’s Northern Ireland Affairs Committee described the first month of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Michael Gove introduced an aviation metaphor to describe the turbulence so far. According to Gove – “We all know that when an aeroplane takes off that’s the point when you sometimes get that increased level of turbulence. But then you eventually reach a cruising altitude and the crew tell you to take your seatbelts off and enjoy a gin and tonic and some peanuts. We’re not at the gin and tonic and peanuts stage yet, but I’m confident that we will be.”