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02/02/2018
UUP Urges Govt To Implement Direct Rule If Talks Fail
The UUP is urging the Government to prepare to implement direct rule if talks to restore a power-sharing Executive in Northern Ireland fail.
Justice spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA also said that the campaign for an Irish Language Act has been hijacked to promote a form of cultural supremacy rather than equality.
He said: "I do not doubt that the campaign for an Irish Language Act is a fair and honest campaign. However, I do take issue when I see our children - our country's future - stand with signs that say 'Revolution is the Solution' while at the same time promoting a political party they probably know nothing about.
"As a society we should be promoting the message that 'Democracy is the Solution' and that revolution in the form that was promoted and justified by Sinn Fein - even today - should never take to our streets again.
"Let's stop the political jockeying for position between the DUP and Sinn Fein. Both know neither will concede to the demands of the other, and a token Ulster Scots Act or some concessions over the Armed Forces Covenant will not hide the devastating and divisive effects an ILA will have on Northern Ireland in today's political environment."
(CD/LM)
Justice spokesperson Doug Beattie MC MLA also said that the campaign for an Irish Language Act has been hijacked to promote a form of cultural supremacy rather than equality.
He said: "I do not doubt that the campaign for an Irish Language Act is a fair and honest campaign. However, I do take issue when I see our children - our country's future - stand with signs that say 'Revolution is the Solution' while at the same time promoting a political party they probably know nothing about.
"As a society we should be promoting the message that 'Democracy is the Solution' and that revolution in the form that was promoted and justified by Sinn Fein - even today - should never take to our streets again.
"Let's stop the political jockeying for position between the DUP and Sinn Fein. Both know neither will concede to the demands of the other, and a token Ulster Scots Act or some concessions over the Armed Forces Covenant will not hide the devastating and divisive effects an ILA will have on Northern Ireland in today's political environment."
(CD/LM)
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