Politicians were lauded while soldiers were persecuted and ignored – 50 years after troops went into Northern Ireland, why haven’t Brit troops got the credit they deserve?

almost 5 years in The sun

THE Troubles in Northern Ireland, one of the most turbulent episodes in modern British history, were finally brought to an end by the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. Praise was heaped on the politicians, especially Tony Blair, for successfully concluding the deal. Yet the peace process was only made possible by the British army, whose […]

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