David Mateer

36, Bangor, Co Down

`Being in the hospitality industry, whenever the first peace happened, 1994, it brought a lot more business in, so it did. You had so many southern registered cars knocking about but now they've disappeared a bit. As regards my personal situation peace hasn't really affected me. But prisoners getting out of prison, to me, is a thorn in my side, it's wrong.

"The restaurant where I work was destroyed by an IRA car bomb six years ago and I was out of work for 18 months because of it. They found the engine of the car under our stairs. We just managed to get everyone out, I was the last to leave. Peace has changed my life if nothing like that ever happens again.

"I feel sorry for David Trimble. He's trying to represent the whole of Northern Ireland and he's trying to represent his party. What's really good for Northern Ireland isn't necessarily good for his supporters. He's always going to be in very bad conflict.

"You see every time Tony Blair seems to come to the province, to me he is like a managing director wanting to sell some of his assets. And every time he has come, whenever there is a wee bit of difficulty, he has to come along and give a push. I voted No because I thought, why does this man desperately want me to do this. I just don't trust him. I felt at the time that the only person talking any sense was Jeffry Donaldson."