Big Debate officially gets underway tonight

Thursday, 2 October 2014 00:00

Tonight will see the first of government's Big Debate meetings.

This initiative is billed as a national conversation on the economy, with a number of key areas up for discussion.

Policy and Reform Minister Chris Robertshaw says he understands public concern that the meetings are invite only:

He says he's disappointed a fellow MHK has opted to stage a similar event to run parallel with tonight's meeting:

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