Political Instability and Reform of the Institutions of Government

Conference notes with deep concern that over 28 years since the signing of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement that the political institutions are still in a precarious position.

Conference believes that the recurrent collapse of the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive has resulted in years of lost progress on workers’ rights, and economic development. 

Conference believes that congress should support measures which:

1. remove the ever-present threat of collapse and
2. prevent one party from blocking debate on legislation.

Conference calls on congress to lead the civic discussion on how the institutions can be reformed to deliver stable governance and ensure that all the commitments made in the Good Friday Agreement are delivered.