After this weekends widespread violence in the 6 counties ; over 700 shots fired at police and army forces , armed road blocks being set up by terrorists , too many bombs to count , the discovery of a city centre bomb factory : is it time that the Loyalist politicians got the same treatment as the Republicans and are suspended/expelled from government ?
Or are some groups more deserving of special treatment despite the fact that they refuse to declare a ceasefire , refuse to decommision their weapons and state that they will never give up the armed struggle and pursue their objectives through purely peaceful political efforts .