Details on arms must be divulged

The situation in the North is much too serious to allow the current uncertainty to drag on.

All agree that there is very little difference between Sinn Féin and the Ulster Unionist Party. Everything seemed to be carefully choreographed on Tuesday for a spectacular announcement.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair set the date for Assembly elections in the North, and Gerry Adams issued a statement emphasising that Sinn Féin was committed to pursing its goals by “exclusively democratic and peaceful means” with the aim of achieving “full and final closure of the conflict.”