Why a broad amnesty for Northern Ireland’s Troubles remains unlikely.
- Lecturer, Northumbria University, Newcastle
Twenty years since the Good Friday Agreement, it remains easier to rely on old animosities than lead people towards peace.
In a series of short audio clips, four academics talk about the key figures involved in making the Good Friday Agreement of April 1998 possible.
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To mark the 20th anniversary of the agreement that brought peace to Northern Ireland, this episode of the podcast looks at its history, its legacy and the impact of Brexit on its future.
Everything you need to know about this crucial part of the negotiations.
Theresa May is to rely on support from Northern Ireland’s biggest party in order to survive as a minority government. But that help doesn’t come for free.
The two main parties in Stormont still haven’t reached a power-sharing deal, and a national vote is unlikely to help matters.
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