A politician with great conviction

MARGARET Thatcher wasn’t easy to deal with, but her contribution to the peace process through the Anglo-Irish Agreement deserves acknowledgement, according to former foreign affairs minister Peter Barry.

As minister at the time of the signing of the Anglo-Irish Agreement, I had a front-row view of how Mrs Thatcher’s government worked.

And, I believe that she may, in time, become a less divisive figure than she was during her political life.