An Ulster Voice : In Search of Common Ground in Northern Ireland

by McMichael, Gary

• ISBN13: 9781570982750
• ISBN10: 1570982759
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-04-01
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Pub Group

Summary

From articles originally published in the Irish Voice between 1994 and 1998, this book chronicles the peace process from a Unionist perspective.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Foreword
Introduction	p. 1
A Personal Perspective	p. 15
Starting Off	p. 16
Commonsense - A Way Forward	p. 24
The Establishment of the UDP	p. 32
The Brooke Talks and the First Loyalist Ceasefire	p. 38
Towards the Downing Street Declaration	p. 45
Ray Smallwoods' Murder	p. 56
The CLMC Ceasefire	p. 63
On the Road to Peace	p. 68
1995	p. 73
We're a Long Way Off from Lasting Peace	p. 74
Clinton's Conference Was Great; Adams/Mayhew Was a Sideshow	p. 78
Clegg Release Has Loyalists Angry Too	p. 82
Moral Courage Needed to Save the Peace	p. 86
A Year of Peace, but Precious Little Progress	p. 89
Clinton Must Show His Even-Handedness	p. 94
1996	p. 97
Assembly "Fantasy" Will Destroy Negotiations	p. 98
IRA Must Be Penalized for Destroying Peace	p. 102
IRA Ceasefire a Prerequisite for Talks	p. 105
Turning Point for Peace Process	p. 108
What More Does the IRA Want?	p. 111
Sinn Fein Deserves No More US Support	p. 114
Now Is the Time to Pull Back	p. 117
Republicans Want to Kill Peace Process	p. 120
Remembering War as the North Waits	p. 124
IRA Must Adopt "No First Strike" Policy	p. 127
1997	p. 131
Republicans Talk Peace, Then Kill	p. 132
Republicans Must Accept Responsibility	p. 136
Don't Expect Any Sudden Changes	p. 140
Unionists Are Desperate for Change	p. 143
Loyalists Won't Hand Over Arms	p. 146
Republicans' Turn to Move	p. 149
Sinn Fein Needs to Learn Honesty	p. 151
Compromise Is the Key to Success	p. 154
My Dad's Death Won't Be in Vain	p. 157
1998	p. 161
Peace Is Still Possible	p. 162
British Government Needs to Address the Prisoner Issue	p. 165
Sinn Fein in Double Bind	p. 168
UDP Actively and Irreversibly Opposed to the Use of Force	p. 171
The Voice of the UDP Must Be Heard at the Peace Talks	p. 174
Sinn Fein Has Nothing to Fear from New Assembly	p. 177
Clear Evidence that IRA Ceasefire Is Over Cannot Be Ignored	p. 180
Sinn Fein Expulsion Is Fair	p. 183
UDP Blueprint for North-South Rapprochement	p. 187
Parades: They Haven't Gone Away, You Know	p. 190
Unpopular Decision Must Be Made for Sake of Peace	p. 193
Day that Symbolizes a Self-Imposed Cultural Apartheid	p. 196
Paisley's "Dinosaurs" Are an Obstacle to Peace	p. 199
Constitutional Changes Are a Must if Peace Is to Be Found	p. 202
The Heat Is On - NI Talks Deadline Looms	p. 205
Mistake to Interpret Agreement as a Settlement	p. 208
Proud to Be Associated with Defining Moment in History	p. 211
Postscript	p. 215
The Referendum	p. 217
The Assembly Elections	p. 222
Making the Agreement Work	p. 228
The Future of Loyalism	p. 232
Chronology	p. 235
Biographies	p. 243
Glossary	p. 245
Index	p. 250
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