and civil servants don't know where they're supposed to take their direction from and most people see it as being opportunism on the part of the democratic unionists party. so the other thing that sinn fein has raised in connection with this is the prospect that really northern ireland want to start looking towards its constitutional future, which is a reference to the fact that the good friday agreement allows for the british interior state to call for a border poll which could lead to reunification of ireland. he can do that if it looks as if a majority of people would vote for that.— vote for that. and in the short term, normal— vote for that. and in the short term, normal business - vote for that. and in the short i term, normal business paralysed? completely pa ralyse of term, normal business paralysed? completely paralyse of not knowing when that is going to change and there is a lot of legislation which is being worked for very heart of the past period which will now fall, which again is causing people to feel extremely dispirited and quite