Balancing act between Belfast city and the regions

Balancing act between Belfast city and the regions

There has been a lot of talk, media coverage and political discourse recently on “rebalancing the economy” and ensuring a “fair distribution” of jobs and investment to the regions outside Belfast. In pure physics you need at least some weight on one side of the see-saw for it to be unbalanced. Without that weight, perfect balance is already achieved. Unfortunately, we do not have a heavy weight of investment and job creation in Belfast at the cu…