| It is almost spring yet this is one of the few weeks since December that has been almost entirely damp and grey. It is St Patrick's Day tomorrow, with events from Orange parades to children's activities, and the Northern Ireland political leaders are back in Washington now that Stormont is restored.
Underneath the harmony, the DUP says it will use what it says are new legal protections against EU law days after it said the government would soon bring in laws to protect the UK. Meanwhile, the TUV which says that Irish Sea border is unchanged gathers today for its conference.
In Belfast city hall, a statue to two women in Belfast is presented as a recognition of feminist icons but the presence of a gun shows that it is, I fear, a subtle attempt to introduce terrorist statues (there is a link within that to Adam Kula's report on the statues). Barely anyone is challenging republicans on violence now, but the former Presbyterian moderator Norman Hamilton does in this letter to us, and indeed he challenges the BBC for taking at face value Michelle O'Neill's non apology. The flawed, empty apartments in Belfast are not just a tragedy for those who might lose their life savings but for this charity, which has seen its income for good causes slashed. I remember these apartments being unveiled and even wondered about buying one. Dr Graham Gudgin has called the Republic of Ireland a scam tax haven economy and says here that NI should beware taking some of its 'ill-gotten gains'. This letter, fiercely criticising the Motorcycle Union of Ireland for 'ruining' the North West 200 has been getting a lot of readers. Finally, here is Roy Walker on his upbringing in Belfast and how he would love to do Strictly. Enjoy your weekend reading! Ben | 
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