When I wrote 'Before The Dawn,' I made it quite clear that there are lots of people involved in my life who I can't talk about simply because I'd put them at risk.

War some people glamorise war and glorify war. It's not nice, from whatever point of view you come from.

Peace cannot be built on exclusion. That has been the price of the past 30 years.

The last months, weeks and days have seen accelerating discussions, involving the DUP for the first time, about a comprehensive agreement which would see all outstanding matters dealt with and the Good Friday Agreement implemented in full.

I nominate the Reverend Ian Paisley for the position of First Minister of northern Ireland

We have to make sure the Good Friday Agreement works.

It will always be a battle a day between those who want maximum change and those who want to maintain the status quo.