tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post3987366131160120297..comments2024-03-28T17:44:07.653+00:00Comments on TPQ: Britain Doing What It Has Always DoneAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-7028655895149155302016-01-09T00:06:50.022+00:002016-01-09T00:06:50.022+00:00As far as the political prisoners are concerned if...As far as the political prisoners are concerned if Adams and co still had Richard Mulcahy they would gleefully use him. They shot their comrades for a British free state and they still have it.pat murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03479614985240689638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-37909815963534795232016-01-07T21:44:15.092+00:002016-01-07T21:44:15.092+00:00Sean,
it is like expecting a man to give birth. I...Sean,<br /><br />it is like expecting a man to give birth. I suppose he might if we could first find a way get him pregnant. SF cannot be brought to the position where they could or might make a difference. AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-42552234483358559702016-01-07T18:54:26.763+00:002016-01-07T18:54:26.763+00:00If they calculate according to that formula then b...If they calculate according to that formula then basically they are bought and paid for. In fairness you are correct but the fact remains, if they were to demand the issues concerned be addressed properly, as a redline issue for their involvement in the political process of a statelet that remains within the UK, then they DO in fact possess the required power to make a more meaningful Sean Bresnahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842180620284317746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-886749823861494542016-01-07T08:00:06.374+00:002016-01-07T08:00:06.374+00:00Sean,
their position is pretty much like the SDL...Sean,<br /><br /><br />their position is pretty much like the SDLP position was towards the H Block protest ~ the appeal made on a humanitarian ground. The SDLP were just more honest.<br /><br />I still think their power is severely circumscribed: they can talk about the issue but can't effectively do anything. power here is relational and fluid rather than a fixed asset. They probably AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-39429019986939571942016-01-06T15:08:11.751+00:002016-01-06T15:08:11.751+00:00That they didn't is possibly because they fear...That they didn't is possibly because they fear the powerlessness you refer to being exposed but there's also the fact they wish to separate their prison struggle, which is cast as political and legitimate, from that of 'the dissidents', who they will agree have a humanitarian cast but not a political oneSean Bresnahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842180620284317746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-11892008397966907802016-01-06T15:06:11.100+00:002016-01-06T15:06:11.100+00:00I think they do have power Anthony, maybe not to l...I think they do have power Anthony, maybe not to legislate on such concerns but certainly to pressure for them to be properly addressed. For instance they could have insisted such concerns be addressed and form part of the recent negotiations Sean Bresnahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06842180620284317746noreply@blogger.com