Letter: Northern Ireland: a time for new concepts; Unionist fears; violence that can return

Sir: The request by the British Government for Sinn Fein to clarify whether or not the ceasefire is permanent is surely time wasting in what is a very delicate and important time in the peace process. If the IRA decides that during the peace process, it wishes to return to a campaign of violence, it makes no difference whether or not it had called a permanent ceasefire.

Yours sincerely,

J. SUMMERS

Cambridge

1 September