Actions are being taken in the British people’s name which should make us feel appalled. The government’s behaviour towards the British army has been despicable.
In Northern Ireland, there are plans to give an amnesty to IRA terrorists who were never prosecuted because they went on the run. Though an unappealing prospect, that could be regarded as falling within the spirit of the Good Friday Agreement.

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