THE LABOUR GOVERNMENT, THE ARMY AND THE CRISIS OF THE BRITISH STATE OVER NORTHERN IRELAND, 1972–6

By Paul Dixon On 12 April 1975, the general officer commanding (GOC) Northern Ireland (1973–5), General Sir Frank King, launched a remarkable public attack on the Labour government’s Northern Ireland policy. The government’s ceasefire with the IRA (1974–5) and determination to end internment had, effectively, stabbed the Army in the back. The ceasefire could hardly ... Read more