Not sad, but rather cold
"They called it stormy Monday, but Tuesday is just as bad
Oh, they called it, they called it Stormy Monday,
But Tuesday, Tuesday is just as bad
Oh, Wednesday is worst. And Thursday oh so sad..."
Contrary to the blues lyrics, Thursday is no longer a sad, do nothing day in politics here. But for us hacks it will mean braving the biting wind on the grass outside Stormont Castle. The Executive is set to confirm the deferral of water charges, and agreements on rural planning and a new Education and Skills Authority. Martin McGuinness told us this morning that it should now meet uninterrupted for a long time - which sounded a bit like the rest of this Assembly term, although he didn't give an explicit guarantee.
I'm blogging in the warmth of the Stormont basement, but will now have to return to the cold to get the latest at the Castle. The fact that I can even walk in there is a sign of progress - during the 22 weeks of deadlock cameras weren't very welcome at the fortress. But now we have some new pictures of the current ministerial line up, smiling rather less than the old Paisley team and trying to look as businesslike as possible.
I'm 
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