The dark shadow we seem to see in the distance is not really a mountain ahead, but the shadow of the mountain behind – a shadow from the past thrown forward into our future. It is a dark sludge of historical sectarianism. We can leave it behind us if we wish.

The one thing I can assure you is that I’m not going to do a Prescott.

The important thing is that we get the matter resolved in a way that enables both sides to feel that their rights have been vindicated.

An attempt to form the executive without decommissioning (disarming) will lead to a loss of confidence among the Unionist community to such an extent that the executive so-formed would not survive,

The fog is clearing, and as it clears we see that the Ulster Party will be the largest party in the assembly, that the determined assault made upon us by the DUP and its allies has failed.

The IRA weren't getting what they wanted out of the talks. This is their response.

I am pleased to have had the privilege of leading what I regard as the best and most democratic political grouping in Ulster

hooligan elements are continuing the work that the IRA have been engaged in for the past 30 years.

But to deny the simple fact that this is a breach of the cease-fire is, I think, deeply disappointing.

Can I say how disappointed I am at the decision of the Parades Commission.