Well as someone in the Irish POst said when Adams published his biography. its a bit like an iceberg - no one really knows what was going on behind the scenes, but nothing anyone says is likely to come anywhere near the truth.

in England, we were in a particularly unprivileged position because of the censorship.So I don't think there's anything useful to be said. Nothing added up to what we were being told.

I have no idea of his contribution to either the troubles or the peace process, and i don't really believe anyone who says they did understand what was going on.

Tony Blair seems to have admired him.....worrying!