After all the guff from Bush and Blair about spreading "democracy",isn't it a joke the way the Northern Ireland situation has turned out.
Right up to the seventies and eighties the religion card was played by the Ulster unionists to retain power.This was encouraged by the Conservatives in Britain to give THEM a perpetual pile of MPs.
Then came the IRA bombing campaign,when we were forbidden by the Government from even hearing what the Republicans ,had to say.
After several years and thousands of deaths ,on both sides ,our government decided it was alright to talk to terrorists after all,and we must get rid of Northern Ireland ,as it had become an embarrasment.
Unfortunately the Loyalists didn't want to be got rid of,and the political divide is now wider than ever
Democracy my arse!!!! Its manipulation when convenient,and Britain "hung by its own petard".....Ake