…By Henry George for TDPel Media.
Long also directed her concerns towards Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris, challenging the prolonged hiatus of fully functioning devolved government in Northern Ireland, which has persisted for 16 months.
This latest bout of instability follows a three-year collapse of the Assembly that transpired after the resignation of former Sinn Fein deputy first minister Martin McGuinness in 2017.
Need for Reform to Ensure Good and Stable Government
She questioned how many complex arrangements the Secretary of State would consider to maintain the current hiatus before seriously contemplating straightforward reforms.