Heath Ireland
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- "Heath dealt with the Troubles in Northern Ireland effectively"
- Inheritance
- British troops had intervened in Northern Ireland with Callaghan's decision in 1969
- This reawakened the dormant IRA
- In retaliation, a number of unionist groups formed paramilitaries eg. UVF
- Increased sectarian violence in the long term
- Initially welcomed by the Catholic community in Bogside, Londonderry as the British troops were surrounding the area with barbed wire.
- This reawakened the dormant IRA
- British troops had intervened in Northern Ireland with Callaghan's decision in 1969
- Heath's Policies
- Supported the policies of Brian Faulkner of night-time curfews and Interment in 1971
- Between 1971-75: 95% of those interned were Catholic
- Catholics were disappointed with the progress of reform
- Unemployment always affected Catholics worse
- Diplock Courts made it seem like the law was against them
- Unemployment always affected Catholics worse
- Catholics were disappointed with the progress of reform
- McVeigh, an IRA commander said that internment was "among the best recruitment tools the IRA ever had"
- This obvious discrimination meant that the British army and the gov. became regarded as the enemy
- This also split the parliament as interment was a very extreme and invasive policy
- Between 1971-75: 95% of those interned were Catholic
- Supported the policies of Brian Faulkner of night-time curfews and Interment in 1971
- Sunningdale Agreement 1973
- Negotiated by Whitelaw and Heath
- Complex plan for a power-sharing government with the leadership of the UUP
- Both republicans and the unionists denounced it as a sell out
- Ulster Workers Council general strike as they thought any republican power would be one step closer to a united Ireland
- The unionist fears of a sell out led to the creation of the Ulster Defence Force, a group of extreme loyalists
- UUP voted to pull out in January 1974
- Faulkner was replaced by the Leader of the UUP, Harry West
- Couldn't be properly imposed due to the problems Heath was facing in mainland Britain
- Both republicans and the unionists denounced it as a sell out
- Supported by the SDLP
- Bloody Sunday
- 30th January 1972
- Catholic march protesting internment
- Attempts to control the march resulted in British soldiers firing
- This led to 28 unarmed civilians being shot, 13 being killed on the day.
- Inheritance
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