SDLP campaign pays dividends for all the people of Ireland

ONCE again, the enormous efforts the SDLP have made to ensure that North-South issues are at the heart of government policy in Dublin and London have paid dividends, with the launch of the all-island economic cooperation blueprint by the Irish and British governments.

Over the past three decades, the SDLP has been the only party which has been forthright on this issue and has set out clear policies on North-South development.

SDLP leader Mark Durkan MP launched the “North South Makes Sense” campaign in February 2006 in Belfast and Dublin on the same day because the party believes deeply in the power of all-Ireland cooperation; of cross-border partnerships; of fostering new relationships to create better living conditions for all.