If only Tony Blair had the balls to say to him, look Ian too much has gone into this and people want local government and deserve it. Either you and your party take your seats at the table, otherwise we are inviting all other parties to come on board and begin the task without you. I imagine within days they would have their feet under the table.

He was interviewed on local television yesterday and today and he appeared to be loving the attention. He had a smug grin on his face and more or less said, people are watching me, and what I say goes.

Today he asked for another 38 million pounds to be give to the victims groups, and got it. All this money for victims groups, I had family killed during the troubles and within a year the government had paid out compensation,as they did in most cases, so why should more money be poured in ? I am sorry for families who suffered losses, but where else in the UK is it happening ?