Sam McBride: Change in voters' hearts is forcing Sinn Féin's hand when it comes to the likes of Pearse McAuley
More than a quarter of a century ago, John Hume said something that often seems unfulfilled, despite the peace he helped secure. Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize alongside David Trimble in 1998, the SDLP leader told the Oslo audience: “Too many lives have already been lost in Ireland in the pursuit of political goals. Bloodshed for political change prevents the only change that truly matters: in the human heart.”