If you think of these weapons coming in from Libya in the 1980s and and now being put beyond use in this fashion, from that angle it is historic.
It's actually unlikely that the Paisley campaign can win, in the sense that it can prevent this referendum (from) being passed.
They're not just talking about a revival of the old agreement but they're adding on policing and justice and ministries. This is the key sticking point.
We're into a period of several months, if not years, of political delay yet.
Faces enormous difficulties, and most of its members are inclined towards respectability ... this is the fundamental fact about the Orange Order. It's going to cause unease; there is the danger of splits. This is a very difficult moment for this movement.
Right now, the 'no' people have really got off the ground. They're really making a very strong emotional pitch to people, and they are having some effect.
The difficulties exist partly when it comes down to trust, ... Not between the Unionists and the Republicans -- everyone knows there's no trust there -- but between the Unionists and the British government.
They regard it as a very simple matter of religious and civil liberty, ... and that they should be able to do this as they have been doing it for 200 years.
The RUC is perhaps the biggest outstanding issue in this process.
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