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Hi Mark,
We had at the height of the “Troubles”, thousands of troops in the Province (the in-word for N Ireland); plus thousands more of local troops and police, all armed. We had helicopters, sensors, armoured cars - I was responsible for County Fermanagh and I had 1,000 men 1/4
We had at the height of the “Troubles”, thousands of troops in the Province (the in-word for N Ireland); plus thousands more of local troops and police, all armed. We had helicopters, sensors, armoured cars - I was responsible for County Fermanagh and I had 1,000 men 1/4
plus armoured cars and two helicopters outside my fortified base at Inniskillen.
In spite of all our 24/7 efforts and hard won intelligence, we barely kept the lid on. The locals crossed the border, whenever and wherever they liked, as we strove to intercept them.
If we 2/4
In spite of all our 24/7 efforts and hard won intelligence, we barely kept the lid on. The locals crossed the border, whenever and wherever they liked, as we strove to intercept them.
If we 2/4
sealed the crossings, they used a bulldozer and made another one.
Smuggling was rife and some houses and barns deliberately built to straddle the border!
To “control it” needs hundreds, if not thousands of border force police/ troops. The current Army and Royal Marines cannot 3/4
Smuggling was rife and some houses and barns deliberately built to straddle the border!
To “control it” needs hundreds, if not thousands of border force police/ troops. The current Army and Royal Marines cannot 3/4
This, too, is history.
A million people fighting - in good spirits & tempers - to be seen & heard, by leaders who for nearly 3 years have determined to ignore them.
Fighting for reason, for tolerance, for an open spirited future, for our young, for who we are today & tmw.
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A million people fighting - in good spirits & tempers - to be seen & heard, by leaders who for nearly 3 years have determined to ignore them.
Fighting for reason, for tolerance, for an open spirited future, for our young, for who we are today & tmw.
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Will it matter? Will it count? I wish I could say.
But we will know we tried to take a stand when so many so-called leaders have hidden away, pretending that this self-sabotage can be justified, hiding behind silence & evasion & outright lies & deception.
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But we will know we tried to take a stand when so many so-called leaders have hidden away, pretending that this self-sabotage can be justified, hiding behind silence & evasion & outright lies & deception.
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I shall leave you with the two placards today which, for me, said it all. One was a plea from a group of children.
The other - sorry about the swear word. But it’s been a long way here, and there’s not much else to say.
#PutItToThePeopleMarch #RevokeArt50
The other - sorry about the swear word. But it’s been a long way here, and there’s not much else to say.
#PutItToThePeopleMarch #RevokeArt50
As the #RevokeArt50 petition may become largest ever submitted to UK parliament, a thread of some (mostly random) reflections 1/
This is what I call of a “protest” type of petition, with its main aim being to express dissatisfaction. For more on protest petitions see : blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpol…
There have been many petitions on Brexit since referendum, at least 255 accepted in this Parliament alone (+ 308 in 2015-17 parliament), and at least 9 debates on Brexit petitions. Just last week there was a parliament debate of a petition on revoking art 50. 3/
