Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter One The Origin of the MacBride Principles
- Chapter Two MacBride and the Campaign after the Publication of the Principles
- Chapter Three MacBride and the British Government
- Chapter Four MacBride and the Irish Government
- Chapter Five MacBride and the British Labour Party
- Chapter Six MacBride, the SDLP and Sinn Féin
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
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Chapter Two - MacBride and the Campaign after the Publication of the Principles
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter One The Origin of the MacBride Principles
- Chapter Two MacBride and the Campaign after the Publication of the Principles
- Chapter Three MacBride and the British Government
- Chapter Four MacBride and the Irish Government
- Chapter Five MacBride and the British Labour Party
- Chapter Six MacBride, the SDLP and Sinn Féin
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
I think I would have argued for the British government just to ignore the MacBride campaign. By fighting it state-by-state, they actually made it into a bigger issue and more of a way of opening up the debate on Ireland, which, to be honest, I'm not sure they really needed to do; but they did, and they chose to fight.
(Jonathan Powell)People in this country who support MacBride divide into two groups: the well-intentioned but ill-informed, and the well-informed and ill-intentioned; and you know, what we need to do is make sure that well-intentioned people are also well-informed, and then I think they would think twice about supporting MacBride.
(Sherard Cowper-Coles)We just flew beneath the radar.
(Joe Jamison)After the publication of the MacBride Principles, there was a flurry of campaigning activity. Councillor Sal Albanese was quick off the mark to announce the introduction of a wide-ranging bill for New York City Council to implement the MacBride Principles on 3 January, but he was well behind Sr Regina, who had been strongly involved with Doherty in the preparation of the campaign. Three days after the Washington launch of the Principles, on 7 November, she gave all the members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) a three-part plan of action.
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- The Macbride PrinciplesIrish America Strikes Back, pp. 32 - 83Publisher: Liverpool University PressPrint publication year: 2009
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