Tony Blair and the IRA : the 'on the runs' scandal
Morgan, Austen, 1949-2016
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Tony Blair's historical reputation as prime minister (1997-2007) is being shaped decisively by the recent Chilcot report on Iraq. However, the leader of new Labour still clings to his legacy as a peace maker in Northern Ireland. Austen Morgan's new book - written after the collapse of the John Downey Old Bailey trial in February 2014 - asks: how did Tony Blair implement the Belfast agreement after 1998? The answer (avoided by Chilcot as regards the Iraq war) is: the prime minister, and his chief of staff, Jonathan Powell, acted unlawfully in agreeing privately with Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness that IRA members should benefit from effectively a secret amnesty.
Main title:
Tony Blair and the IRA : the 'on the runs' scandal / Austen Morgan.
Author:
Morgan, Austen, 1949-, author
Imprint:
Richmond, Surrey : Belfast Press, [2016]
Collation:
xiv, 223 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780953928774 (pbk)
Dewey class:
941.67941.6082941.60861941.60824
LC class:
DA990.U46
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
1915333
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