Playing both sides

[Duncer]

For a man who fought supposed "British oppression" he certainly seems to have changed his tune.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...hern-ireland-19208018

Bet he didn't claim to be a British subject when he was planning murder with his comrades?

[rojash]

Difficult to comment on this; most of the words that spring to mind would get me banned.

[NOX]

I think you are confusing thing substantially here. A man's political motivations make no difference to his nationality in law nor to where most of his business interests lie. He was facing bankruptcy and would have taken legal advice on that, the legal advice being that he was born in what the world considers to be part of the UK, nothing to do with his personal opinion, so I think pretty much it's a non story, it's just business.

[Duncer]

Business/hypocrisy, you decide.

He fought to be Irish and would no doubt have vehemently asserted that he was such.

[NOX]

Yes and so did I, the point I am making is that whether I like it or not I am considered to be a UK citizen. The fact that I consider myself to be Irish is irrelevant, just as it is with him.

[Duncer]

Not really, you are entitled to dual nationality under the terms of the Good Friday agreement, as is he. He was using his citizenship as a convenient calling card in court. I was able to hold both passports in the 1980's and, as he is roughly the same age as me, I suspect he would have too. I wonder what his passport tells us about his nationality?

[NOX]

Duncer it's just business- let go of the past- it really doesn't matter.

[Duncer]

I let go of my past long ago, I was just pointing out what I saw as a piece of hypocrisy in the "business" of avoiding a repossession.

[NOX]

Fair enough it'd hypocritical enough, but nothing most people wouldn't do to avoid bankruptcy.

[douglas9401]

He's taking the mick.