Letter: Moaning won’t get rid of the Irish Sea border - unionists have to take action and bring down Stormont
A letter from John Mulholland:
The DUP keep complaining about the Irish Sea border and the changes that need to happen, but in truth they have only themselves to blame for the obstinate Labour government and their surrender to the Republic by continuing along the Tory road of strengthening the laws and grip of the EU on our country.
They could not wait to get back into government and even now are getting a rise for it of £14,000. Look no further than the Donaldson deal backed by their current leader – to say it was over-sold is an understatement.
They have sold their soul to get back into government with republicans and operate the Irish Sea border. The two main unionist parties have failed in all their efforts to remove the border. Both parties broke the Ulster covenant.
They decided it better to operate the institutions along with the sea border under a republican first minister, who said there was no alternative to IRA violence.
It’s getting close to election time and unionists need to make up their minds if they want the sea border to remain, or back the party who were willing to forgo their wages and bring the assembly tumbling down if the border remains.
There will be no change until unionists are willing to take the bull by the horns and refuse to operate the executive, bring power-sharing down and put the ball into the spineless British government’s court. Not only have unionists made a mess of border protest but on legacy they must have known there was little chance of bringing republicans to justice as many have Royal pardons and comfort letters.
While, in the meantime, the security forces will be hounded on spurious accusations.
John Mulholland, Doagh