[Nedusa]

This current Protest which shows no sign of stopping and has turned violent and has the potential to precipitate further escalating violence, is seriously undermining Belfast's attempt to portray itself as a peaceful modern city. These protests have had a serious impact on the number of shoppers in the city centre and the number of tourists visiting Belfast and the surrounding areas.

Having lived in Belfast in the eighties for a time and going back there now the change is wonderful to behold. Belfast is such a beautiful City with the hills set as a backdrop. This latest violence is unexpected,unwanted and totally unecessary...!!!

Because a few hundred residents insist on living in the past where they could on a daily basis rub their nationalist neighbours noses in the mud, the whole peace process is put at risk...!!!!

And for what...??? so that they can have "their" flag flying high every day to remind everyone especially people from the Irish Catholic community that they are BRITISH....

Why do they need this ? Union Flags are not flown on any other British building 365 days a year so why in Belfast ? As I said in an earlier post, stupid ignorant,bigoted people living in the past. They need to grow up and move on.