After Tuesday night’s appearance on BBC The View I thought I would share a personal letter I wrote to Ken Maginnis after his untimely departure from the UUP in 2012.

It relates back to Good Friday 1998 and I meant every word of it.

#GFA20

If there had been no #BelfastAgreement - 2,400 reasons why I’m glad I voted yes. #GFA20

Members of the NI Women’s Coalition celebrate the signing of the Good Friday Agreement #OnThisDay in 1998 #GFA20

A captive audience listening to Senator George Mitchell speaking about the Good Friday Agreement this evening in #SanFrancisco #GFA20

This week we marked the 20th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement with a night of poetry & song in the Lyric Theatre in Belfast to thank & remember those whose great courage made peace possible. #GFA20

In a world of Bill Clintons and Tony Blairs... there is no other politician I’d rather jump in a selfie with! #GFA20

Former US President Bill Clinton describes what he calls the 'genius' of the #GoodFridayAgreement #GFA20

The women usually do most of the work... (Mo Mowlam 1949-2005; Northern Ireland Secretary 1997-1999). #GFA20

Listening to Bill Clinton in Dublin last night and Belfast tonight, it appears the former US President is more engaged and informed about current Northern Ireland politics than most British politicians at this crucial time. Extraordinary... #GFA20

Twenty years on from the #goodfridayagreement local councillors in Derry Strabane Cncl have the opportunity to give Derry back its historic railway station and not to leave it to future generations to do the restoration job properly #GFA20 #nohalfjobs #derrydeservesbetter

AlumNI NI Group members attended a breakfast reception this morning hosted by the Secretary of State The RT Hon Karen Bradley MP, to mark the 20th Anniversary of the Belfast Good Friday Agreement. #GFA20

Great to see this in print today The Guardian - thanks for all the lovely messages too! #wheresmo #GFA20

Don't miss this outstanding group of young people debating #GFA20 with the architects of the Agreement, led by Senator George Mitchell, on The Top Table, BBC One NI, 10.40pm

Key legacy of Good Friday Agreement: lives saved thedetail.tv/articles/the-l… #GFA20

Where others have forgotten, we still remember... #SDLP18 #GFA20

I can remember the bombs exploding a hundred metres from my house or being evacuated from shopping centres, running fearing the worst.
Northern Ireland has changed so much over these 20 years.
We owe so much to those who dedicated so much to bring about peace. Thank you. #GFA20

Twenty years on from the Good Friday Agreement, we remember the undauntable, inspirational Mo Mowlam. Those who lived though the terrible years of the Troubles understand the debt we owe her #GFA20

Good turnout for “20 Years On - Defending the Good Friday Agreement” Panel Discussion in Westminster - the Good Friday Agreement remains the bedrock for any future agreement & for any progress. It needs to be unconditionally embraced by all political parties. #GFA20

The departing words of Sen. Mitchell: 'The most important thing in conflict resolution is what is in the hearts and minds of people.... especially young people. Keep fighting for peace.' #GFA20 #PeaceandBeyond

20 years ago today, the Good Friday Agreement was signed. #GFA20 This image captures the happy Northern Ireland Secretary of State, Mo Mowlam on that historic evening of April 10 1998. #History #Belfast