Why the neo Redmondists of Sinn Fein are happier to make Haass concessions than the DUP…
Eamonn McCann brings a much needed sense of perspective on the break down (and enduring significance) of the Haass talks: the North isn’t Iraq. It is possible the Stormont institutions will eventually fall apart – but not on account of events at the Stormont Hotel, nor with comparably disastrous consequences. Evidence for this is to be found in the cynicism on the street with regard to the talks and the calm which has greeted their failure. Few believed the talks …