NO, Alex, the fundamental point of your argument – “The reality, of course, is that the DUP and SF worked very closely together to make power-sharing impossible” – is based on an entirely false premise, namely the notion that the DUP ever wanted to share power with any nationalist or republican party.
The Government says it will give the DUP time to examine Rishi Sunak’s new deal with the EU after Sir Jeffrey Donaldson announced a consultative panel to review the Windsor Framework.