#OTRs: a ready made exit strategy?

So the review of the OTR scheme by a British judge has found it to be ‘not unlawful’ and not secret (pretty much how Dominic Grieve, British Attorney General, had described it before the review). Earlier on today Secretary of State Theresa Villiers made an oral statement to the House of Commons to coincide with the release of the report. The report itself is quite substantial and I’d not expect too much informed reaction to the details, beyond the executive …

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Gerry Adams letter to Gerry McGeough contradicts his recent comments on OTR`s

Gerry Adams recent press release on the Sinn Fein website states: In recent days there has been deliberate misrepresentation about the OTR issue and the provision of letters by the British government. “Unionist leaders have intentionally engaged in hyperbole and feigned anger over an issue that has been on the political and public agenda since the Good Friday Agreement negotiations. “The fact is that there was no agreement between Sinn Féin and the British government on how to resolve the …

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