Claim 171

The government said groups that lived by the bomb and the gun, and those who supported them, could not in all circumstances be given the same rights as the rest of the population.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: The government said groups that lived by the bomb and the gun, and those who supported them, could not in all circumstances be given the same rights as the rest of the population.
Field: stated_justification
Value: Hurd's rationale
About: incident 1988-uk-broadcasting-ban-sinn-fein
Source: When Gerry Adams was played by an Oscar nominee, and the IRA weren't allowed talk about sausages
Publisher: TheJournal.ie
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2018-01

Quotation from the source

Those who live by the bomb and the gun and those who support them cannot in all circumstances be accorded the same rights as the rest of the population.