It's about time Northern Ireland politicians took a good look at themselves.

No Assembly meetings from May and they are still receiving salaries. They will argue that work is going on as usual behind the scenes, but we have only their word for this.

Who else has the luxury of cherry-picking the duties as laid out in their job description? What employer would tolerate an employee deciding if, and when, they will carry out certain aspects of their work? What gives our politicians the right to put part of their job on hold until such times as they see fit to carry it out while the public still pays their huge wages?

Assembly members aren't going to worry too much about the rising cost of living. The great Northern Ireland public not only have to find the extra money to cover their own huge bill increases, but are still continuing to pay for the work politicians are not doing.

People are sick of the second-class service they are receiving from a very expensive Government which, incidentally, doesn't even have to worry about the burden of policing and justice.

It is terrifying to think of the prospect of these duties being handed over to politicians who find difficulties coping with their present duties.

Kathleen McAnespie

Dunmurry