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Or when the Irish elected Sinn Féin MPs to parliament and the voices of the MPs were banned from the BBC.
by VictorPath 5y ago
Or when the Irish elected Sinn Féin MPs to parliament and the voices of the MPs were banned from the BBC.
- arprocter 5y agoThat wasn't BBC specific - it was a law for all UK media https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988%E2%80%931994_British_broadcasting_voice_restrictions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1988%E2%80%931994_British_broa...
- Veen 5y agoThose Sinn Fein MPs also happened to occupy leadership positions in the IRA, a proscribed terrorist organisation responsible for assassinating several MPs, launching mortar attacks against Downing Street, blowing up a hotel the PM was staying in, and murdering numerous civilians in indiscriminate bombings.
- talideon 5y agoI would recommend you search for "Military Reaction Force" - the terrorism started with the British Army.