Thursday, January 28, 2010

Sinn Féin and the DUP need to get the Justice Ministry functioning, then see who comes through the doors with their complaints















Dear All

Ireland has always had a trouble history.

But if you ever happened to go visit then you will find the people every welcoming which was always my expertise on visiting.

Even if you were a complete stranger, they would talk to you like they have known you for years.

At present there is a problem, there needs to be a transfer from London to Belfast of policing and justice powers.

The sticking point is the DUP, at the behest of the Protestant Orange Order wanting the abolition of the Parades Commission.

The Democratic Unionist Party should look at the wider picture rather than get bogged down in someone’s petty disputes.

So much has been done to improve the lives of the people of Northern Ireland to walk away would be criminal.

The fact of the matter whether people like it or not is that there needs to be a Parades Commission at present.

If people have complaints about rulings of the commission then they should be addressed through elected representatives.

Sinn Féin and the DUP shouldn’t be taking on other people’s baggage.

As for Sinn Féin threatening to walk away from power sharing that isn’t the way to go either.

Everyone should focus on one thing at a time.

This means an Irish Justice Ministry fully functioning by May with the total support of both parties.

Get the functions of civil government working then open the doors and see who comes through the doors with their complaints.

But get civil government working first.
Leave the bad old days where they belong, in the past.

Yours sincerely

George Laird
The Campaign for Human Rights at Glasgow University

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