As with his usual precision he sums up how the Brits view the “great leader” and the great party. It is a tossup who it fits better Gerry it wasn’t me or Marty the shaker formerly the supposed Bogside defender. Should change that to Marty the Britside defender?
Former IRA volunteer and ex-prisoner, spent 18 years in Long Kesh, 4 years on the blanket and no-wash/no work protests which led to the hunger strikes of the 80s. Completed PhD at Queens upon release from prison. Left the Republican Movement at the endorsement of the Good Friday Agreement, and went on to become a journalist. Co-founder of The Blanket, an online magazine that critically analyzed the Irish peace process. Lead researcher for the Belfast Project, an oral history of the Troubles.
As with his usual precision he sums up how the Brits view the “great leader” and the great party. It is a tossup who it fits better Gerry it wasn’t me or Marty the shaker formerly the supposed Bogside defender. Should change that to Marty the Britside defender?
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