When People Are Divided, The Only Solution

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.

There Were Two Mentalities, And Both Mentalities Had To Change. There Was What I Called The Afrikaner Mind Set Of The Unionist Politicians, Which Was Holding All Power In Their Own Hands, And Discriminating, And Their Objective Was To Protect Their Identity

My Father Was Unemployed And I Was The Eldest Of Seven Children. We Were Very Poor. And When You Ask How Did We Support Ourselves, The Only Funding That We Had Was Unemployment Payments.

These Are The Influences That Everybody Has. Some Individuals Might Stand Out Because Of One Thing Or Another, But Whether One's Perception As A Child Of What Was Important Or Not Is Accurate, I Don't Know.

Total Ghettoization, Because They Were In Charge Of Public Housing, The Local Council, And They Deliberately Located People In A Ghetto Situation In Order To Ensure That They Maintained Control.