The reality of the past decade is that political progress was made when the British Prime Minister himself got directly involved in the process and stood up to the anti-Peace Process securocrats within his own system. In the instances where the securocrats within the NIO managed to gain the ascendancy and regain control of British policy, then one disastrous decision after another was taken. This includes the imposition of suspension legislation, the emasculation of Patten, the failure to demilitarise and the stalling of the human rights and equality agendas. Free article