... paramilitary-led violence and collapsed in May 1974 as a result of the Ulster Workers’ Council Strike. Yet, many of the ideas first articulated in this period would resonate in later attempts to cultivate peace and foster a democratic. This collection asks what became of those ideas and what lessons can we...

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... rule. Relations between the BBC and the Northern Ireland Office became strained as programming became more critical of British policy in the province and more interested in broadcasting features about paramilitaries, especially the IRA. The chapter addresses the massive Ulster Worker’s Council strike...

... such a failure? The answer to this question lies partly in the fact that the Ulster Workers' Council strike represented a 'perfect storm' in terms of its ability to destroy Sunningdale. It drew together all of the unionist opponents (and to some degree republican opponents as well) of power-sharing...