Sir, – In the long term, the only answer to the root cause of the fear and bitterness between the two sides in Northern Ireland is integrated schooling. Separate education provides no benefits whatsoever.
I was educated in the North and there were, perhaps, two Catholics in my school – both from overseas! Separate hospitals, separate housing, separate teacher training colleges, separate discos – what a load of nonsense and how damaging to any hope of community. Of course the hierarchy and some others will kick, but it must happen. It worked in Alabama, so just do it. – Yours, etc,