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Notwithstanding the worldwide support for the Good Friday Agreement and the peace it facilitated, it looks as if the stalemate in the politics of Northern Ireland will continue.

Where do we go if the Assembly doesn’t come back? By the understanding of many who spoke last week in praise of the Good Friday Agreement, apparently we go to war.

The anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement has been a time of reflection for people in all walks of life in Northern Ireland.

The USA exists because it rejected colonial rule yet wishes to impose it on Northern Ireland, TUV leader Jim Allister has said.

It probably spoke volumes that the most powerful man in the UK couldn’t be bothered listening to the most powerful man in the world in Belfast last week.

Every so often a British government, usually Conservative, comes up with a definitive statement or initiative about Northern Ireland that indicates a page has been turned.

Here in Northern Ireland, we’ve already witnessed the abstruse antics of politicians who campaigned vigorously for a hard border, and were then left shell-shocked and inconsolable when it arrived.

His face was well known among those sector leaders promoting members’ interests during Brexit negotiations and following the introduction of the protocol.

From banking and finance, to technology and manufacturing, US investment in Northern Ireland in the last decade has been worth £1.5bn and created around 13,000 jobs.

Ian Paisley Jr has warned that terrorism still remains ‘a dark cloud’ over Northern Ireland, and has urged for political stability to return to the region.