{"product_id":"no-solution-9780719096402","title":"No Solution","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder the Labour government of 1974 to 1979, the approach of the British state to the Northern Ireland conflict underwent a significant change. Key ministers and civil servants began to accept that a constitutional solution was unachievable in the short term and that violence would continue for many years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith \u003cem\u003eNo solution\u003c\/em\u003e, S. C. Aveyard sheds new light on this difficult period. Using a wide range of archival correspondence and diaries, he reconstructs private discussions and policy formulation under Labour. He considers the collapse of power-sharing in May 1974, the secret dialogue with the Provisional IRA during the 1975 ceasefire and the acquiescence of Labour ministers in continuing indefinite direct rule from Westminster. A major shift in security policy, frequently misunderstood as ‘Ulsterisation’, is examined alongside republican responses and the Provisional IRA’s adoption of a ‘long war’ strategy. Attention is als\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Background: British Labour and Northern Ireland 1964-74\u003cbr\u003e2. The collapse of power-sharing \u003cbr\u003e3. Drift?\u003cbr\u003e4. Negotiating the Provisional IRA ceasefire\u003cbr\u003e5. Fraying at the edges: the Provisional IRA ceasefire\u003cbr\u003e6. After the ceasefire\u003cbr\u003e7. Police primacy and the myth of Ulsterisation\u003cbr\u003e8. 'Positive direct rule': economic policy\u003cbr\u003e9. Political inertia\u003cbr\u003e10. The evolution of the long war\u003cbr\u003eConclusion      \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884293337431,"sku":"9780719096402","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/no-solution-9780719096402","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}