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The Nolan Show: 14/08/2019

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Apprentice Boys recognise 'upset' over band uniform. 


Apprentice Boys recognise 'upset' over band uniform. Some call it an important act of leadership. Are we getting the same leadership from our politicians? 

The Apprentice Boys have been praised for showing positive leadership following the controversy over Parachute Regiment emblems worn by a members of a flute band during a parade last weekend. Last night, the organisation made a statement acknowledging the "potential upset" caused to nationalists in Londonderry. SDLP leader Colum Eastwood said the statement was a "positive step that will contribute to healing in the city". And he welcomed it as the "kind of leadership that Derry and the north needs right now". So, what's the impact of the political vacuum at Stormont? Commentators Allison Morris and Alex Kane have both given a darkly pessimistic analysis of Northern Ireland's current situation.

Also on the programme, it was 50 years ago this week that the army was deployed on to the streets of Belfast, Londonderry and many other areas - as sectarian violence escalated. 30 years of the Troubles followed. Journalist Peter Taylor has been reflecting on his time in Northern Ireland during that period in a programme called ‘My Journey Through The Troubles’, tonight at 9 pm on BBC Two. He spoke to Stephen this morning.

All that and more on the biggest show in the country… 


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