Big-house Unionists started it
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Who started it? »Who started it?
Big-house Unionists started it
Failed more widely - NI in decline by 60s »Failed more widely - NI in decline by 60s
Banned display of Tricolour etc »Banned display of Tricolour etc
Big house Unionist gerrymandered councils »Big house Unionist gerrymandered councils
Changed to FTP elections to prevent Labour politics getting a foothold »Changed to FTP elections to prevent Labour politics getting a foothold
Curfews alienated people »Curfews alienated people
Failed to act with pogroms at foundation of state »Failed to act with pogroms at foundation of state
Government ministers called for jobs to be kept from Catholics »Government ministers called for jobs to be kept from Catholics
Ignored or demonised a third of their populace »Ignored or demonised a third of their populace
Lost British army goodwill in Catholic communities »Lost British army goodwill in Catholic communities
Policies caused large Catholic emigration »Policies caused large Catholic emigration
Responded poorly to civil rights demands »Responded poorly to civil rights demands
Responsible for internment »Responsible for internment
The Unionist Party effectively ignored the Opposition »The Unionist Party effectively ignored the Opposition
Unionism drew the border.  »Unionism drew the border.
Workforce discrimination »Workforce discrimination
Right to damn an ideology on basis of its inherent flaws »Right to damn an ideology on basis of its inherent flaws
Wrong to damn a political ideology on the tactics of some adherents. »Wrong to damn a political ideology on the tactics of some adherents.
The British Government started it »The British Government started it
The Famine »The Famine
The pro-Unionist police started it »The pro-Unionist police started it
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