The Troubles: Former soldier charged with murder

Peace in Northern Ireland is the work of Michael Oatley, and also the people of Northern Ireland who grew sick of terrorists from both sides being twats, and sick of the British Army too.

Blair simply came along and took credit for other people's work.

What is it, you can't read your own link or your numeracy can't even cope with the number 'one'?  Maybe it's both

whats the matter Steve. Has someone on this forum upset you? you seem to be positively bitter , almost dripping poison whenever you post on here. 

 I think there should be a general amnesty , for this soldier , and all the suspects , accused and  previously convicted regarding the northern Irish troubles. Then compensation should be awarded by the British government , and apologies all round for a century of partition , the failed experiment of the sectarian apartheid state , and an offer of a border poll as a sweetener , and in recognition of unionism losing Stormont in 2017 , for the first time  , and Michelle o Neil becoming first minister.

 If the norther Irish vote leave , then all good , the uk saves 12 billion per annum on running costs for the province , the headache of the Frankenstein monster they created in 1920 , and you can offer the loyalist refugees residency in Finchley  , as we are told Northern Ireland is as British as Finchley.

 If they vote stay , then that is on the proviso they are voting to completely leave the EU , no half way house , same as the rest of us , and can have the next vote in 7 years time if its not to their liking. No more throwing old men under a bus for events that happened half a century ago.

 I think it sounds great. Helps save face with Tony Blairs wee blunders , rectify an ancient wrong , saves loads money , and deals with the EU problem for good. What do you fink?

 

Don't play the faux innocent, you started it. See your post 'yesterday at 3:31pm'

dont you play the gullible fool. I started the thread , and I stand by what ive written throughout the thread. selective justice depending on what's politically expedient. 

You started the thread and you started the toxic abuse as soon as you realise you'd been caught out posting trash.

As we have said Vinny, many people, including those you mention, take great credit in their part in achieving peace in Northern Ireland. For your own political reasons, you seem to wish to play down Blair's role in achieving that peace. While it is absolutely true that he could not possibly achieved it on his own, it is also historical reality that he played a major part himself in making it happen. In fact regardless of your views on other aspects of his tenure in No10, I think it is pretty clear that peace would not have been achieved without him. Sometimes you get a lucky match of a PM skills to a key problem at the time, sometimes you don't.  Blair was an outstanding communicator and persuader - a politician with different skills would not have achieved what he did iN NI. Blair was the right man at the right time for that issue.  Johnson for example was also an outstanding communicator but when Covid struck it needed a details man confident in setting a path and making clear decisions - he wasn't the right man at the right time.