Mr. John McCallister:

I am sticking to d'Hondt, which means the demographic and vote would literally need a seismic shift before either of the two communities would be excluded from government. The difference is whether we want to have two or three parties in government or five. Speaking to various ministers about this, there are problems with having five parties in government. By right, I want the larger parties to have a right to be in government. They also have a responsibility to act and look as though they are in government. With regard to the choice in A Fresh Start, there is only a choice if a party qualifies for the Executive, and the problem I have as a legislator and voter is this means we can have an opposition only if one or two parties decide we can. There is not the same choice. There is a saying down here that the worst day in government is still probably better than the best day in opposition.