In coming to that agreement, my party had a clear philosophy throughout. In Northern Ireland, we should have institutions that respected the differences of the people and that gave no victory to either side.

I grew up in Derry, of course, and it was - Derry was the worst example of Northern Ireland's discrimination.

Total ghettoization, because they were in charge of public housing, the local council, and they deliberately located people in a ghetto situation in order to ensure that they maintained control.

Before the arrival of the Credit Union, people who were from the poor background or a working class background couldn't borrow from banks.

I went to the local schools, the local state primary school, and then to the local grammar school. A secondary school, which technically was an independent school, it was not part of the state educational system.

Difference is of the essence of humanity.

The violence had broken out in both sides, but our philosophy as a party was very, very clear.