Moderates
ON JULY 15th Tony Blair met spokesmen of Northern Ireland's two biggest loyalist paramilitary groups. Questionable, some might think, given that Ronnie Flanagan, Northern Ireland's police chief, claimed that he permitted the controversial Orange march at Drumcree on July 6th only because loyalists threatened to kill Catholics if it was blocked.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Moderates”
From the July 19th 1997 edition
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