McKay witness scandal is just the latest blow to the onward march of Sinn Féin
Newton Emerson: It looks like this attempt to move the party upmarket is becoming increasingly ad hoc as it fails to produce any stand-out performers
Daithí McKay. Photograph: Pacemaker
Sinn Féin’s suspension of Daithí McKay is a recognition of its problems in developing a new Northern generation.
The party’s lack of second-tier talent is all the stranger given its reputation for leadership, organisation and strategic focus. This is becoming an open concern among the wider republican electorate.