Sammy’s Weekly Column – 18th January 2010
The last week was one of the most exceptional weeks in the history of N.I. for some time. The press and some political parties tried to move what was a story about a personal scandal to a political crisis. Some clearly thought that the personal problems of the First Minister could be used as a lever to obtain a quick resolution to the issues around the devolution of policing and justice and raised the temperature by introducing deadlines for the completion of this project.