Ruth Dudley Edwards gives comfort to unionists by tackling ignored topics

Ruth Dudley Edwards (Oct 19) writes about the Provisional IRA terror programme, and the Republic of Ireland’s assistance towards many of the atrocities by its inaction (and in some cases support).
By Alex Kane
Published 23rd Oct 2020, 12:50 BST
Updated 23rd Oct 2020, 15:45 BST
Ruth Dudley Edwards, who now has a weekly column in the News Letter every Tuesday. Her latest article was entitled ‘South should be ashamed of its response to IRA terror’Ruth Dudley Edwards, who now has a weekly column in the News Letter every Tuesday. Her latest article was entitled ‘South should be ashamed of its response to IRA terror’
Ruth Dudley Edwards, who now has a weekly column in the News Letter every Tuesday. Her latest article was entitled ‘South should be ashamed of its response to IRA terror’

(Her article can be read here: ‘The south of Ireland should be ashamed of its response to IRA terror’)

Ms Dudley Edwards’ analysis should give the unionist population some comfort, on a topic which has for decades been ignored by many sections of the press.

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I hope it would not be inappropriate to suggest that at some stage she should consider the betrayal of many decent unionist and nationalist people by successive London administrations, the exception being the late Lord (Roy) Mason), and indeed by some local politicians masquerading as unionists.

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Lyle Cubitt, Ballymena

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