I Was Grateful For The Opportunity To

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 Grew Up In Derry, Of Course, And It Was - Derry Was The Worst Example Of Northern Ireland's Discrimination.

Before The Arrival Of The Credit Union, People Who Were From The Poor Background Or A Working Class Background Couldn't Borrow From Banks.

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.

They Believed That Britain Was In Ireland Defending Their Own Interests, Therefore The Irish Had The Right To Use Violence To Put Them Out. My Argument Was That That Type Of Thinking Was Out Of Date.