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Article: An agreement that's not agreeduntil DUP and Sinn Fein say so Is the writing on the wall for the St Andrews Agreement? Political correspondent Chris Thornton reports on the pitfalls that still remain.
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- Belfast Telegraph
- Article date:
- October 16, 2006
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The signs were good. Or at least professionally done.The backdrop
behind the prime ministers and parties at the Fairmont Hotel on
Friday evening proclaimed the "St Andrews Agreement" (sic) even as it
became clear the parties haven't agreed anything yet.Peter Hain
confirmed yesterday the signs had been made ahead of the talks, which
may be a fair indication that a Prime Minister concerned with his
legacy, a Taoiseach concerned with his electability and a Secretary
of State concerned with his next job weren't going to leave Scotland
without something to show the cameras.They got that in the form of
the 18-page St Andrews Agreement. While there is no doubt the three
days in Scotland produced a ...