Government position on Northern Ireland and hunger strike
- Title
- Government position on Northern Ireland and hunger strike
- Genre
- Interview
- TX Date
- Aug 1981
- Year of production
- 1981
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- Duration
- 00:17:18
- Description
- Interview with Northern Ireland minister Michael Alison outlining the UK Government’s position on Northern Ireland and the hunger strike. Stating the Government is not in the business of doing deals with prisoners despite ongoing improvements to the prison system. Also denying Cardinal Tomas O Fiaich’s allegations against the Government and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. Male interviewer not identified.
- Contributors
- Michael Alison
- Keywords
- Political prisoners; Internal politics; Margaret Thatcher; Northern Ireland; UK; Prisons; Prime ministers; Hunger; Government policy; Prisoners; Cardinals; Tomas O Fiaich
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LBC/IRN, "Government position on Northern Ireland and hunger strike". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/lbc/search/index.php/segment/0016200385010 (Accessed 20 Apr 2025)