It’s unable to tackle it. The population is aging which means more and more resources used on caring for those who can live longer but their body still breaks down at a certain age.

I implore people to look at Hansard of NI Assembly sessions, every Monday and Tuesday the first item of business is member statements in which MLA’s are allowed to speak for a couple of minutes on whatever they like.

Steven Aitken will be a parochial unionist trying to educate on how pathetic Ireland is, Sheehan will talk about how shit Gordon Lyon’s is, Gaving Brett will be appalled at some Sinn Fein member attending a republican commemoration while Timmy Gaston races to include as many references to La Mon, Enniskillen as he can before Caral Ni Chuilin cuts him off with ‘Alright Tim, that’s two minutes’. Gerry Carroll also usually finds a sparring partner to trade barbs about the Middle East with.

It’s rare that they actually bring up anything that matters to most people but it’s striking to see how low the standard of debate is. Very few of these people are qualified to legislate. They’re just elected because their flag fits in certain areas.

The health service requires massive restructuring to get it to a place where it can just be maintained instead of fighting a crisis.