State papers: British archives show ‘other side’ of diplomatic jousting on North
Former Northern Ireland secretary highly critical of Thatcher and unionists
Police chiefs in North said there was no law ‘against telling lies’
John Stalker affair and shoot-to-kill policy cover-up were major topics of conversation
Obituary: James Prior, former Northern Ireland secretary of state
The Assembly he established in the North was still-born, as nationalists boycotted it
NI office saw Haughey as ‘pragmatic with few scruples’
North state papers 1987: Haughey’s security cooperation was ‘no worse’ than FitzGerald’s
SDLP leader resisted British government pressure to abandon all-Ireland solution
NI secretary of state told Hume to be clear on what was and was not feasible
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