Ulster says.. maybe?
March 27, 2007
Northern Ireland’s history has long been marked by petty squabbles but one of the final and most lasting taboos has been broken by the cataclysmic event pictured above.
To call Adams and Paisley political foes understates the feeling slightly; as far as the Doc is concerned, Adams is probably above even the Pope in the Anti Christ stakes.
Has Paisley finally mellowed at the ripe age of 81? Perhaps they have now both realised that the time for ignorant feuds and broken promises is over and with the weight of their considerable mandate, it’s time to do something.
The mood in Northern Ireland today is still one of cynicism, in a way that we can only do best. Too many times we’ve been ’sold down the river’ to use a popular Paisleyism, and the sight of both men together is viewed by many as a photo opportunity at best. Already people are trying to guess where the next obstacle will be.
It’s been ten years since the Good Friday Agreement was signed, and little by little we are now getting to where we should have been then. After years of suspension, spy rings and squabbles, they now must work together for a sustainable, working, devolved Government at Stormont and build for the future.
