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Interview with Jonathan Powell by Nick Watt for the Guardian in March 2008

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: Audio interview with Jonathan Powell, former Downing Street Chief of Staff, by Nick Watt for the Guardian in March 2008. Earlier that month Powell released his memoir ‘Great Hatred, Little Room: making peace in Northern Ireland’. In this interview he discusses various peace initiatives undertaken in Northern Ireland during Tony Blair’s term as prime minister. This is the first of a three part interview. The Guardian is a leading British daily newspaper.

Date of Release/Broadcast: 17 March 2008

Name of First Interviewee: Jonathan Powell

Role at time of Interview: Former Downing Street Chief of Staff

Interviewer: Nick Watt

Purpose: News

Media: Audio

Copyright: (c) Guardian News & Media Ltd

Link: Listen to the interview

Programme/Book/Article: The Guardian

Time Period covered: 1997-2008

Key Individuals: Jonathan Powell, Tony Blair, Gerry Adams, Martin McGuinness, John Major, Seamus Mallon, Brian Keenan, David Trimble, Mo Mowlam, John Steele

Key Words: British government, Sinn Fein, IRA, SDLP, Belfast Agreement, Good Friday Agreement, prisoner

 

 

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