There are reports of a change of tone between the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Féin; however, at present the prospect of a Northern Ireland executive and assembly being re-established remains elusive. The secretary of state has warned that Northern Ireland is on a glide path to the British government stepping in. While ‘stepping in’ remains vague enough to hold off direct rule by British ministers for now, options are running out. Further rounds of budgets will need to be signed off, and key decisions around health, education and capital investment cannot be postponed indefinitely. It is nearly nine months since the executive was brought down.
Northern Ireland: pray for a better debate
Written by David Fletcher 13 Oct 2017Additional Info
- Pray: for healing of the schism between the power-sharing parties. May they come to a political agreement that will work. (Proverbs 2: 9,10)
- More: www.eauk.org/current-affairs/news/praying-for-better-debate.cfm
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