Sir, – It is 25 years since the Belfast Agreement, and it is shameful that people are still being intimidated out of their homes because of their perceived religious background.
It is shaming that some areas are still under threats from paramilitaries. It is shaming that we still have the so-called peace walls.
It is estimated that our segregated society costs us over a billion pounds a year – separate schools, separate housing estates and separate community facilities.
Every day we hear of more serious expenditure cuts to be made in every Northern Ireland government department.
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How much could be achieved if we did not have to cover the costs of segregation.
It is time for more integrated education and more integrated housing and community facilities. – Yours, etc,
MARGARET MARSHALL,
Belfast.
