And Raggytash, thanks for the insulting implication that my position is based on ignorance of history, coupled with a dubious comment that Irish history is taught in a 'bigoted' way in English schools. It is not. It is possible to be opposed, as I am, to car bombings, knee-capping, protection rackets, tarring and feathering, and sectarian violence, however defined, while having a good understanding of history, including the potato famine.