Ghosts of times past take stage to talk of better future

Macbeth and Hamlet were mentioned by the main protagonists, but in truth, it was far closer to A Christmas Carol.

As the ghosts of the past, never mind the stalled present, floated back to centre stage for the Good Friday Agreement 20 year anniversary, Belfast was treated to its own rendition of the Charles Dickens classic.

Tony Blair and Bill Clinton were quietly trying to inspire the leaders of today to wake from their year-long slumber, recant, and build towards a better tomorrow.