To what extent should academics work with government to unearth the secrets of the past? The question is at the heart of a ferocious battle which has erupted within academia, but which has consequences for us all.
Any prospect of a criminal prosecution for Troubles offences under the newly-formed truth recovery body will be “vanishingly small”, its head of investigations has said.
A Belfast man whose 22-year-old son was murdered by loyalist paramilitaries in 1997 has accused the Government of “washing their hands of justice” for Troubles victims.