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“The Bloody Sunday killings were unjustified and unjustifiable”, the Prime Minster said in the House of Commons yesterday, announcing the findings of the Saville Report and making a full and public apology for the events of that day. The key point that he made was that whilst over a thousand members of the Army and Police were murdered by paramilitaries during “The Troubles”, the 13 people who died were shot by “Agents of the State” and consequently a higher standard is required of them than criminals, it is important to underline that distinction.

As to whether the Saville Report is correct in all its conclusions, will be open to debate as will be whether it will bring ‘closure’ or not but since the Good Friday Agreement, people on all sides have had to swallow what they have no doubt seen as rather many injustices for the sake of peace or, the “Peace Process” and I have no doubt that the UK taxpayers will continue to be burdened with the cost of Northern Ireland for decades yet to come. But all that said and having watched him at the Despatch Box yesterday, I was yet again impressed with David Cameron, he brings the right ‘touch’ quite often in his approach.