Paisley was called 'schizophrenic' in state papers

Ian Paisley was described as a schizophrenic ready to adopt the IRA’s Brits Out mantra if he did not get his way on Northern Ireland politics, state papers claim.

According to a report marked secret and released under the 30-year rule, secretary of state for Northern Ireland James Prior believed that the Democratic Unionists were less prone to splits and division because of the leader’s domination.