Sir, – Yet again, we thought we were about to have Stormont to deal with the pressing problems that Northern Ireland has waited two years for action on.
Yet again, a party with 35 MLAs has prevented 55 other MLAs from doing the work they were elected to do in May 2022.
If this happened in any other country, there would be demonstrations about the denial of democracy.
We need action on the effects of the cost of living crisis, on NHS reform, hospital waiting lists, childcare, funding for pay parity with the rest of the UK, funding for education, social housing, the climate crisis.
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We need reform of the institutions of government, so that one party can no longer bring down government. There are a growing number of people here who do not want to be labelled unionist or nationalist because of their perceived religious background. However, there is still too much religious and racial intolerance and we must work to create a tolerant integrated society. – Yours, etc,
MARGARET MARSHALL,
Belfast.