"A spendthrift economy: One, certainly, that doesn't invest enough"

Description

Article in Irish News using the most recent NISRA data on Northern Ireland regional accounts to demonstrate how the Northern Ireland economy investment rate is only 62% of the UK average.

Subject

How recent NISRA data confirms that the NI economy is one that insufficiently prioritises investment. Repeated decisions- both private and public sector- suggest priority is maintaining consumption. A collective (and small p political) failure which implies it will very hard to build sustainable prosperity in the region.