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Wed 11 Nov 2002Persuading Sinn Fein to endorse the police force proves a daunting task"Representativeness" is the latest crunch word in Sinn Féin's determination to hold out for further concessions on policing, writes Frank MillarGerry Adams is right about one thing: the effort to salvage the Belfast Agreement will not be a single-issue negotiation. Monday's publication of the British Government's proposals for further policing reforms will have given Ulster Unionists a sharp reminder of last year's Weston Park summit. Against the advice of his most senior colleagues, David Trimble went there insisting there would be but one issue under discussion - IRA decommissioning.