Rea: Sinn Fein's inaction creating a policing vacuum

Interesting that the media seems to be shifting onto Sinn Fein again over policing. Owen Bowcott in the Guardian interviews Des Rae, former chair of the Policing Board:

I have written to all the political parties to say we are available to brief them on the workings of the board.

"The policing problem is easy: it's important that every part of this community is policed and it's important we draw recruits from every part of this community," Sir Desmond said.

"Once trained they [must be able to] go back home and visit their parents without fear.

"To the extent that Sinn Féin is not on [the policing] board it leaves a vacuum in which [republican] dissidents can play their game and be a threat to police officers."