Transcript of an interview with James Prior, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, by John Devine for the Sunday Independent in March 1983. Prior served as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland under Margaret Thatcher between 1981 and 1984. In this interview he discusses the effectiveness of his policies to date. The Sunday Independent is Ireland’s principal Sunday newspaper.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 20 March 1983
Name of First Interviewee: James Prior
Role at time of Interview: Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
Interviewer: John Devine
Purpose: News
Media: Transcript
Copyright: © Independent.ie
Link: Read the transcript
Programme/Book/Article: The Sunday Indpendent
Time Period covered: 1983
Key Individuals: James Prior, Charles Haughey, Garret FitGerald, John Hume, Ian Paisley, Margaret Thatcher
Key Words: British government, SDLP, North-South relations