Good Friday Agreement: ‘We missed every opportunity’, admits Stormont’s former top spin-doctor

Stephen Grimason was the journalist who waved the Belfast Agreement on our television screens with the iconic quote: “I have it in my hand”.  Sam McBride sits down with former BBC political editor Stephen Grimson who later went from poacher to game keeper and headed up Stormont’s press operation. Stephen was optimistic when he left journalism to sell Northern Ireland’s new era to the public. But it was far harder than he thought. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.