# NI Executive vs British Parliament: Who’s to Blame for Funding Cuts & Can Unionism Win West Belfast?

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Podcast: [Stormont Sources](https://stenobird.com/podcast/stormont-sources-7219509)
Published: 2026-04-02T16:14:11+00:00
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## Resource

Northern Ireland is facing a funding cliff edge — costing up to 400 jobs. In this episode of Stormont Sources , David McCann, Tim Kearns and Michael McKernan break down the growing crisis in the voluntary sector, as funding for the Local Growth Fund drops from £25m to just £9m. Plus NICVA’s Celine McStravick spills on the real impact: services cut, organisations under threat, and thousands left without support. 👉 Who’s responsible — the UK Government or the Northern Ireland Executive? 👉 Can anything be done before it’s too late? PLUS: The DUP targets West Belfast — but can unionism really win there for the first time in 20 years? 📩 Get in touch: hello@stormontsources.com 📞 Voicemail: 0333 404 6507 (use code “Stormont”) **** Click stormontsources.com to listen and for all of our episodes Welcome inside politics in Northern Ireland. Listen to the podcast which brings you analysis, insight and experience from Stormont. Join journalist, David McCann, plus Tim Cairns, a former Special Advisor to Peter Robinson and Head of Policy for the DUP and Micheal McKernan, a former Special Advisor in the SDLP worked in the Executive from 2007-2016. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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