If anything we in the North of Ireland are the newcomers to multiculturism.

Due to the Troubles few other cultures came over here in any numbers. I would say having spoken to a lot of them,all seem to like the place and most speak of a warm welcome.

The BNP do exist over here, they have two offices in strongly loyalist areas of Belfast. Most of the race attacks have happened in areas close to their offices.

Our television news reporters always attempt to pin down the local community leaders in these loyalist areas for a response to them, always no one is available for comment.

It is a well known fact that most European, Asia and African cultures seem to settle in nationalist areas of the North of Ireland.

I spoke to a friend recently who has just had a Polish family move in next door to him and he said they asked him to mark out the areas on a map he held of areas that his family shouldn't enter.

I thought that was a sad reflection on my community. We are far from perfect over here, and still in the early stages of a new begining for us all, I hope we can all move on together and make the place work.

All parties are currently willing to get our own assembly up and running again, except one party. And it just happens to be the D.U.P.