Before The Arrival Of The Credit Union,

I Was Grateful For The Opportunity To Make A Difference. The Political Violence Really Started In 1970-1971. The Political Difficulties Start A Little Bit Beyond That.

In Working Class Districts, You Had Several Families Living Together In The One House, And It Was Very Difficult To Get A House, Because The Politicians Who Controlled Housing Were Doing So In A Very Discriminatory Fashion.

The Basic Policy Of The British Government Was That Since The Majority Of People In Northern Ireland Wished To Remain In The United Kingdom, That Was That. We Asked What Would Happen If The Majority Wanted Something Else, If The Majority Wanted To See Irish Unity.

I Never Thought In Terms Of Being A Leader. I Thought Very Simply In Terms Of Helping People.

In Coming To That Agreement, My Party Had A Clear Philosophy Throughout. In Northern Ireland, We Should Have Institutions That Respected The Differences Of The People And That Gave No Victory To Either Side.