by Roger Donnelly
"Unionism would be wise to sit down at the table as equals, not as an arrogant majority which they no longer are."
That's Ballymena SDLP Councillor Declan O'Loan blunt advice after an Assembly Election that saw nationalists almost draw level with unionists.
Here in overwhelmingly unionist North Antrim Sinn Fein topped the poll. The SDLP again failed to win a seat, but their vote was up.
Mr O'Loan says "nationalism has found its voice":
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