The British government, MI5, Matt Baggott and the pernicious Parades Commission have now been graciously given an exit strategy out of the hole which they have dug for themselves.  If they have any sense they will take it.

The  OO plan to finish the home leg of their aborted 12th route provides an ideal solution for bringing the protests to an end.  If the OO wanted to be awkward they could have insisted both the Ligoniel parade and the Garvaghy Road parade must be completed this weekend before  the protests are ended.

The Parades Commission would be mad to refuse permission today for the planned parade this Saturday.   Since the 12th night a few other factors have been poured into the explosive heady mix which exists in the Woodvale area and far beyond.

1.  It is now widely perceived that the PSNI deliberately ignited the situation on the Woodvale Road on the 12th night.  There was a general understanding prevailing amongst the public that peaceful protestors would be allowed to remain at the PSNI lines until 8.00pm.  However, for some reason best known tho themselves, the PSNI started firing plastic bullets at approx 7.50pm, thereby igniting a very volatile situation.  Why else would people who do not have their faces covered and who know full well everything is being recorded on camera start attacking the police lines?

2. Since the 12th day a story has been circulated widely about a PSNI briefing given to PSNI officers.  It is being said that PSNI officers were told that the real reason for this whole operation was to break the backbone of PUL resistance once and for all.  It seems that the whole scenario has been deliberately contrived for the purpose of confronting the PUL community.

I wonder if there will be a large crowd at the Woodvale Road on Saturday 20th July?

Somehow I don`t think David Cameron or any of his political contemporaries have the back-bone to see this task through to the bitter end?

Psalm 57:6 They have prepared a net for my steps; my soul is bowed down: they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen themselves. Selah.