UNIONISTS are, as expected, full of condemnation of Sinn Fein for agreeing to enter negotiations for peace in Northern Ireland.

With the brutal murder of a protestant teenager because she was friendly with a Catholic boy, it is obvious that Sinn Fein could have used this to their advantage.

They did not, which should show they are sincere, especially to a man who wears a dog collar as a representative of the Prince of Peace.

As I stated in my last letter only a declaration of a national emergency will put an end to their religious bigotry.

We now have a government that is sincere in its desire for peace in Northern Ireland, but I am afraid they are fighting a losing battle.

A BOOCOCK, Grasmere Road, Haslingden.

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