Thursday 25 May 2017

Letter to the I: Jeremy Corbyn and the IRA

In the debate about Jeremy Corbyn and his association with the IRA there are two false narratives going on.  The first is that perpetuated by Corbyn that during The Troubles he was merely some sort of peace envoy, which seems hard to believe due to him virtually ignoring those who support a united Ireland by peaceful means alone, namely the SDLP.  The second is perpetuated by Conservative commentators who condemn his IRA links the most.  They wax lyrical about the IRA being evil and yet skirt over the Unionist dominated apartheid state that Northern Ireland once was.  The conditions of this state helped revive the IRA from being a dying movement.

Regards


Zachary Barker

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