Another opportunity to build on the peace process was lost to save the the UUP leader from his own party dissidents.
Nevertheless despite these promising moves the peace process remained dangerously fragile.
In the end devolution in Northern Ireland is an essential part of making this peace process irreversible.
But how much can building parks and painting murals realistically contribute to the peace process?
He suggests that attempts at remodeling have been rendered problematic by the pressure placed upon Unionists not to participate in the peace process.
