The Brighton hotel bombing was a Provisional Irish Republican Army assassination attempt against the top tier of the British government that occurred on 12 October 1984 at the Grand Brighton Hotel in Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Thatcher sought to foster a political image of strength and steadfastness and she did so by dealing with issues such as the troubles in an uncompromising manner that emphasised her personal strength, even though it deepened division, inflamed sectarian hatred and cost lives. She chose to make political capital from her policies on Northern Ireland to win votes, knowing that a political solution, not a military solution, was the only way forward. Magee killed people directly, whilst Thatcher indirectly had blood on her hands from the troubles. As she also did with the strikes in the eighties and the devastation of the manufacturing industry. One of the finest things I've witnessed was thatcher crying after her cabinet told her to f#ck off, as it dawned on her that her Tory sycophants didn't love her, rather they loved being in power and that she was now an irrelevant liability.
Biggest travesty was not killing her..she also said she wouldn't negotiate with the ira..she fucking did..because as soon as the hunger strikes stopped..she gave in to the prisoners apart from the wording...that bitch decimated communities in England and Wales.. promising to keep mines open if they were making money..then shut them for spite...ive just watched once upon a time in northern ireland..totally changed my view if the troubles..it was all the uk goverments fault...all down originally not giving votes to catholics ...shocking
Why waste your life hating someone because they don't agree with your beliefs. Come to Jesus Christ for HE alone is the only way the only truth and the only life John 3:3 John 3:16
Probably did escalate the violence in Ulster but you only have to travel around the industrial areas of Scotland and the north of England to see the legacy of Thatcher. Nearly 40 years have passed and these areas are still wastelands with all the social problems which long term unemployment brings!! Black day when she survived.
@@martonk She was a spiteful despot she would have been better being in charge of North Korea . What you think of me well I do not give a flying toss mate.
@@martonk Ask the people of Liverpool (or indeed many other places in the North of England) whether she was a great politician .. she was evil to the core bordering on sociopathic .. no empathy.
An old person i used to know once told me 'I dont support the IRA or terrorism, but the best thing they did was target thatcher, the worst thing they did was not succeed in killing her'
Funny how Irishmen enter England to take the war to them their evil , while British soldiers and paratroopers entering Ireland are there to to help PSNI/ RUC uphold law and order, don’t make me laugh
I remember my dad, who was sadly well used to anti Irish racism in England at that time, saying about the days after that bomb being particularly hostile for the fact Thatcher hadn't been killed.
There's not an Irish problem just an English problem we give thanks to the Irish Republic army that have the guts to stand up and fight for Ireland,,, those that have lost their lives may they never be forgotten,,,,,,, for the love ❤️ of Ireland 🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪,
@@desmondhull5778Delve into the malpractices of the British security forces, their collusion with loyalist paramilitaries and the RUC then come back to me. What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
@@desmondhull5778As against every Colony England ever left, divide and concur. Look at the Middle East right now. The English upper class establishment is rotten to its core and the ignorant sheep that support us are as much to blame!
They didn't fight for Ireland at all. Real soldiers fight against other Soldiers who can fight back. The Irish Republican Army planted bombs that killed innocent people, shot dead people who couldn't fight back, and hit themselves. In other words they were GUTLESS COWARDS. You are likely an attention seeking troll, but if you actually support weak shit like that, then I hope you never ever have kids. God help them if you do.
Secret talks were also being conducted whilst Thatcher was in office. They stopped and a started a few times but they did occur - throughout her term in office.
As a Scottish nationalist Rangers supporter who had a low key Christian upbringing in the Church of Scotland, the reformed church, I was in no way bothered by the attack on Thatcher & her government. Not a nice view for sure, not very Christian but then I don't subscribed to the fantastical claims of the Abrahamic faiths. However, when our service personnel were killed I found it painful. Especially the three young Scottish soldiers in the hills of Antrim & the truly despicable murders of corporal's Derek Wood & David Howes on the 19th of March 1988. Such are, I suppose, the contradictions & perhaps, the hypocrisy of us human beings. However, that is just my outlook. I truly wish all Irish people of all persuasions & identity, the best of success, peace & happiness, they surely deserve it.
Brother against brother that's what it's all over about It's the Establishment who keep the war going.Feeding both sides of the conflict information to kill each other Also they allowed their own agent's to kill innocent people
There is not one speck of me that has any sympathy for two members of the Force Research Unit driving their car into a funeral cortege then getting their comeuppance from the locals. If they hadn't been there they'd still be alive. Same goes for every other British Soldier. Karma.
@@facta-non-verba I am not talking about 1600s 1700s. It's obvious the the politicians in London don't care about the scottish therefore I don't understand Scottish unionists. Is é sin mo thuairim.
All horrible deaths. All equally tragic. The entire conflict was an awful waste of life on all sides. Everything could have sorted if people had been open to negotiation. The unionist statelet first of all should have listened to the civil rights marchers. The IRA should have listened to NICRA. The British gov could have acted much sooner. So much wasted for lack of talking. So sad. Anwyay, I as an Irish man wish you Scots the best on your own journey as well.
My father passed away recently, he knew Pat Magee personally. He was in the business and didn't share the stories much but he said of Pat that it took him a long time to accept him as he came from a different area of Belfast and my father couldn't work out why he wouldn't sign up with his local unit. I always found it funny because my da tried not to let him in lol
How can anybody have sympathy for the thatcher and tebbitt etc who systematically targeted working class people and thatcher who let 10 Irish prisoners of war die on hunger strike. So shed no tears because they are not worth it pity it wipe them out.
Why did he have to touch the paper when he signed in? Surely, it's not that difficult to avoid doing so. He could have used his finger nail to move the slip if he had to manipulate it or to push it back to the reception staff. Having put so much effort into planning and implementing the attack, it was pretty amateurish to leave prints behind like that when he knew he had a record.
@@facta-non-verba because those that we detest have scripted things ,so no matter what things still stay the same ,with Tory scum it just goes round in phases there horrible bastards ,but so are many people that vote for them but then after usual around 13 yrs in office ,Tory rats have to be got out because it gets were there taking the piss out of there own voters ,they can't help themselves ,and the only other possible party that can get in is labour now run by a knight of the realm ,this is new labour not the one that was set up to save the poor and working class ,from Tory rats and there nasty ways there's a short story on it ,and we have the lowest vote turnout in Europe because it's useless whoever's in now .
@@NoddyOLeary2010 look there’s no need to speak in code. RU-vid is for everyone, you didn’t just commandeer it for you and your cronies like you do with everything else.
He was a little thief. Stealing children’s pocket money. Breaking into homes whilst the owners were out. Shoplifting. He’s been a little toe-rag all his life. That’s what he is. The IRA was just an excuse to practice his lifestyle, he couldn’t care less about ‘the cause’ or the Irish.
@@1Jameskelly I am a working class English person from a Irish background to boot, Our industry was in decline if it could have been saved the strikers and unions put pay to that hope. The pole tax I didn't agree with either her stance towards the hunger strikers, but to tell you the truth ordinary British people benefited from property ownership, its why the majority of British people are driving around in expensive cars etc. She did more for working class people than Blair could ever dream of. People blame her but it was the unions and strikers that are to blame, its the same in 2022 instead of being glad you have a job and are getting by, they strike and talk themselves out of a job not only for them but their future generations, they will be replaced by foreigners
@@1Jameskelly I don't care what it's deemed as call them what you will migrants, asylum seekers. They will replace those idiots. If I had bought a rather expensive season ticket I wouldn't care who was driving the train aslong as it got to its destination.
Was it common knowledge that the conference was going to be taking place prior on that day??... If not how did the IRA know to plant the bomb and set it to go off at that time....
@@keithp6699 A bit alarming when the hotel had been 'swept' for bombs by the Army the week before (the bomb was planted 14-17th September i.e 4 weeks before the explosion) and although relatively small was placed to bring down the central chimney which collapsed to the basement
Pity he built such a small bomb 💣 under the bath, after all that effort and meticulous planning! The ingenuity of the courageous volunteers was unparalleled on the battlefield!
@@bernardthegwp71020 she allowed people to buy their own council houses but didn't build any new ones !!! Thatcher destroyed british manufacturing industry forcing millions of people into poverty , she destroyed the North of England 4 million unemployed down to her policies , north still hasn't recovered 40 years later
You live in the streets of Belfast in the 79s/80s and say what u would do when you your brothers and father are being arrested l120 times year and being terrorised by British soldiers and the prodestant ruc and see what you would do.so don't judge till your in there shoe..💚🤍🧡
@@ricardomcmahon5658 no I didn’t I and I can’t even imagine that trauma however, I do have a brother-uncles and fathers that did serve in various parts of the the army in the 60-70-80 so I like most 50+ yr olds remember the same moments differently. Both equally horrific events in history but diffent but there is one constant on both sides ?complicity both side have conspired with each other where as no innocents ever have
@@ricardomcmahon5658 I apprentice mechanic had to lay under a saracen being shot at while my workplace a ordinary Garage was bombed .Thats why maybe you people were stopped searched .I worked there with catholics protestants we got on despite the violence and tried to earn a crust . I Understand the injustices felt by you .But two Wrongs won't ever make things Right.
IRA members’ voices were dubbed on British television all through the 1980s until 1994 as a result of legislation preventing the promotion of the IRA’s ideas. This was repealed after the peace process. I am not certain when this was filmed, as it seems to be after that, so I am not sure why it would be dubbed here.
i feel sorry for the miners the year after , and all those communities decimated the year after. and the poorest that suffered and died after losing benefits, as the richest made billions and still do under this supposed democracy, and millions without work and starving , and all those thousands on the streets and dying at the hands of Dennis Nielsen as an indirect reason for living in poverty and needing a place to sleep. however this is not the answer, you cannot risk killing innocent people, but as our democracy is continually eroded, how will those on the periphery react?
A sad day the bastard got away she was evil what a pity circumstances helped the hunt but to a lot of people her voice was a mocking reminder of just how hideous the sound of it made me feel.. bad thoughts followed her to the grave
@@patkearney9320 well they killed most of the ira bombers like Maireed Farrell in Gibaltra when you attack the queen & her country you pretty much brought you are oneway ticket to hell
Valid point, bloody Sunday should have been properly investigated at the time -many in the British Govt knew it should have been. It was an outrage that eventually led to a proper inquiry. There is still no need or excuse for murder by any against any. John Hume -a hero of the peace process- was the first to realise and champion that point. Nationalism is a perfectly legitimate cause but not one that requires murder. It leads to martyrdom. The UK govt should have realised that in 1916 -constitutional nationalism was winning progress to independence- The 1916 rebels should have been tried in court for murdering their fellow irishmen rather than just shot by firing squad.
Any stories like this ALWAYS brings out the keyboard warriors, you do not know what you are talking about, any of you, whereas I DO!. All this talk about 'bloody Sunday', give me a break!.
United Ireland Dublin 200 seats Anglo Irish parliament Bretton Anglo Irish parliament yes Thomas. Keith Woods Age 28 told you truth he super rich Thomas.
@@thedarkhugheshughes2640 You seriously think planting a bomb and running away is what "good operatives" do? What about the scum who murdered innocent people in Omagh not so long ago? Were they "good operatives"? And don't bother trying to compare it to anything the "brits" have done.
Sinn Fein losing support Eire Ireland local government elections yes in 2024 it immigration open borders Sinn Fein. Italy your nation said No UN migration pact.
@@joanofarc708 I agree about the British violation of Ireland. 1798 Protestants &Catholic's United Irishmen together tried unsuccessfully to change there lot under a English Discrimatry rule .Violence begets Violende eternally ...........Understanding ,Forgiveness,turning away from an eye for an eye. Peace 2023 ❤
He didn't! he delivered the world would have crushed us if we killed a high WOMAN profile like her. The bombing went around the world in a heart beat. Eire32
How many babies are slaughtered in the womb in Britian every day every year by british people? Not a single word about that.,,the silent holocaust.. The slaughter of the most innocent and helpless.. hypocricy and double standards.
Thatcher was a strong,no nonsense leader and it was fate she survived to fight another day. The Iranian embassy,the falklands,the hunger strikers...she took no shit!!. I loved the 80s thats when i was proud to be British and harked back to the days we ruled with an empire and was powerful for a reason.🏴🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🏴
I wonder if Patrick was so smug,laughing when the Omagh bomb went off killing babies,Catholics.What a despicable human this man is,no remorse. I hope you rot in hell for the suffering you caused not just British but Irish too you scumbag.A coward not a soldier.
