SINCE it is, now, apparent that neither the Government, the county councils nor the NRA have any idea how to deal with the recent weather conditions, a fact-finding trip to one of the Scandinavian countries would be an idea, just to see how it should be done.

ONLY time will tell if this week’s elections will mark a watershed in Northern politics. It looks like the Democratic Unionists will be the biggest party in the new Assembly, with the right of selecting the First Minister.