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Interview with Harvey Thomas, Pat Magee and Jo Berry

Interview with Harvey Thomas, Pat Magee and Jo Berry

Andy Andrews interviews Harvey Thomas, Margaret Thatcher’s Director of Communications, Jo Berry, daughter of Sir Anthony Berry, and the IRA Brighton Bomber himself – Patrick Magee and they talk about the power of forgiveness. On October 12 1984 the IRA exploded a bomb planted behind a bath-panel in the hotel, aimed at wiping out Margaret Thatcher and her Conservative cabinet as they slept during their party conference. The blast ripped through the seafront facade at 2:54 am, missing Mrs (now…

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Love Thy Enemy – Article in the Huffington Post by David Miles

Love Thy Enemy – Article in the Huffington Post by David Miles

Sir Anthony Berry was killed in the Irish Republican Army’s bombing of the Grand Hotel in Brighton in 1984. His daughter Jo talks about her friendship with the man convicted of the attack and why she thinks empathy can make a difference. When confronted with the heart wrenching reality of conflict there are some individuals who, in their search for understanding, want more than the comforting truths provided by national, cultural or familial bonds. In Peter Beinart’s powerful new book,…

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