Normal Politics:

The Ulster Unionist Party believes in the need for normal politics in Northern Ireland. It's now time to concentrate on the everyday issues which affect all of us: health, schools, rates and water charges, our environment, jobs and investment, and every other issue that matters to you and your family.

Normal politics will be better than Direct Rule politics. It doesn't mean that the Assembly will resolve every problem, but it does ensure direct and local accountability if parties get it wrong!

Normal politics will be better than a constant them-and-us battle over ancient squabbles. Normal politics will be better than the experience we've endured here for decades.

Normal politics, in time, will allow parties to form genuine political coalitions and move away from the tribal, divisive politics of the past.

For all of us:

The Ulster Unionist Party remains a strong voice at the centre of this process - committed to creating and supporting policies which are good for all of us rather than policies which promote the interests of some, not all.

The Ulster Unionist Party has helped to make Northern Ireland a better place for all of us. Unionism now stands on the ground that we staked out over the past 10 years. Nationalism and Republicanism have accepted that the constitutional position of Northern Ireland can only be changed by the will of the people, not by force or by external government action.

We believe that the people of Northern Ireland are ready to take control of their own affairs and make normal politics work.

The Way Forward:

Given the progress that Northern Ireland has made in recent years, thanks in large measure to the sacrifice and service of the security forces, we must ensure that we seize the opportunities for progress that are opening up before us.