Northern Ireland Assembly Election: 21/02/2017

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0:00:15 > 0:00:16What a mess.

0:00:16 > 0:00:21I'm not surprised that Stormont has imploded.

0:00:21 > 0:00:23It was bound to happen.

0:00:23 > 0:00:26It's time to face facts -

0:00:26 > 0:00:30facts which TUV has long proclaimed.

0:00:30 > 0:00:34Sinn Fein is not in Stormont to make Northern Ireland work.

0:00:34 > 0:00:41That is the fundamental reality which lies behind every crisis.

0:00:42 > 0:00:49Thus, a system of government that insists that such a party must,

0:00:49 > 0:00:52as of right, be at the heart of government,

0:00:52 > 0:00:58is never going to succeed, no matter how many fresh starts

0:00:58 > 0:01:00are falsely promised.

0:01:00 > 0:01:03Let's look at the riddle of Stormont.

0:01:03 > 0:01:08We've RHI, the latest Stormont scandal,

0:01:08 > 0:01:11where your money is going up in smoke

0:01:11 > 0:01:15because of crass incompetence,

0:01:15 > 0:01:19for which no-one will take responsibility.

0:01:19 > 0:01:24But it's not the only scandal - Red Sky, expenses claims

0:01:24 > 0:01:27and, of course, Nama.

0:01:27 > 0:01:31They have all brought Stormont into disrepute.

0:01:31 > 0:01:33All of which points to misrule.

0:01:33 > 0:01:38Good times for ministers but no good government for you.

0:01:39 > 0:01:42Waiting lists out of control,

0:01:42 > 0:01:43health collapsing,

0:01:43 > 0:01:45schools desperate for cash.

0:01:45 > 0:01:48And all Stormont can contribute

0:01:48 > 0:01:51is another crisis.

0:01:51 > 0:01:55All this shambles costs you,

0:01:55 > 0:01:58because you pay for its squander,

0:01:58 > 0:02:04running up to more than £2 billion of debt.

0:02:04 > 0:02:09When it suits, the DUP and Sinn Fein cosy up together.

0:02:10 > 0:02:14But then, when, as at election time,

0:02:14 > 0:02:19they need to scaremonger against each other, they skirmish.

0:02:19 > 0:02:21What a sham.

0:02:21 > 0:02:24In truth, it's all about power,

0:02:24 > 0:02:26whereas it should be about you...

0:02:30 > 0:02:32..and delivering the good government

0:02:32 > 0:02:34that you deserve.

0:02:34 > 0:02:36This Stormont system will never work.

0:02:38 > 0:02:43Devolution will only succeed through a coalition of the willing.

0:02:43 > 0:02:48But if that is not possible, because we need government,

0:02:48 > 0:02:52then let British ministers take over the Executive.

0:02:52 > 0:02:56But this time, make them accountable to the Assembly.

0:02:56 > 0:02:58Things don't have to stay

0:02:58 > 0:02:59stuck as they are.

0:02:59 > 0:03:01On the 2nd of March,

0:03:01 > 0:03:02you will give your verdict.

0:03:06 > 0:03:11Your one opportunity to force change.

0:03:11 > 0:03:14Remember, you get what you vote for.

0:03:14 > 0:03:19Vote for the same parties again and you'll get more of the same -

0:03:19 > 0:03:22the very thing that isn't working.

0:03:22 > 0:03:24We can't go on like this.

0:03:25 > 0:03:26It's time to drain

0:03:26 > 0:03:28the Stormont swamp.

0:03:28 > 0:03:31It's time to vote TUV.