I was in London and just round the corner when an IRA bomb went off at the Old Bailey in 1973. And my office in Heron Quays was partly wrecked by the bomb at Docklands South Quay in 1996. So having seen what the effect of high explosives on innocent humans can do, I have an interest in ensuring that the cease-fire remains permanent. And so, I think, do most people.

I feel that there have been very few opinions expressed on this forum which have been helpful to the peace process and many that have tried as hard as they can to be inflammatory. Prod or Fenian, Irish or Brit, or even American Irish, you have an opinion, no doubt. But lay it aside for now, times have moved on. We need to forgive and forget and if you can't do that, you are no worse than the terrorists.