Is probably a very dumb ask, but why on both speaker votes were they 100% exclusive of designation. Speakers from UUP & SDLP spoke nice enough about each other and respective nominations. Should some kind of token or "inkind" vote not be arranged? The rubicon that hard to cross in our communities?

"Without a devolved government, we have no say, no scrutiny and absolutely no power." - Doug Beattie MC MLA

https://preview.redd.it/v5akktnoehjb1.png?width=1460&format=png&auto=webp&s=912b1cac71f3d1587e4203d7fe6cd83b33dff76f

https://www.uup.org/absence_of_devolved_executive_causing_untold_harm_in_northern_ireland_beattie

I am sick as a unionist the dup does not represent me here is if i had a party i would do

*apologise to Our Catholic Neighbours for the way unionism treated them during 1921 -1972

*show respect towards the Irish identity and acknowledge the role Irish culture has North of the border not just south of the Border including putting into law aspects of the Irish language

*go into government and use the windsor framework to make NI and economically wealthy and work to change it from the inside

these are my ten pence i wish there was a party like this in NI i could vote for

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