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Thu 07 Jul 1999Leaping to Blair's law now might be a risk too
Over recent weeks a concerted attempt has been made to short-circuit the political process which so many people hope will soon lead to peace and democracy. From painful experience I know there are no short cuts to peace.
The deadline, arbitrarily imposed by the British and Irish ministers, is unrealistic. I can understand the prime ministers wish to move quickly to devolution. I share this wish. I, too, am impatient to restore government in Northern Ireland to those elected by the people of Northern Ireland. There is much we wish to do to improve people's lives.
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