David Ervine
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David Ervine
David Ervinewas a Northern Irish unionist politician from Northern Ireland and the leader of the Progressive Unionist Party. During his youth Ervine was a member of the Ulster Volunteer Forceand was imprisoned for possessing bomb-making equipment. Whilst in jail he became convinced of the benefits of a more political approach for Ulster loyalism and became involved with the PUP. As a leading PUP figure, Ervine helped to deliver the loyalist ceasefire of 1994...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth21 July 1953
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This society believed it was looking towards a new future, yet we consistently find ourselves being dragged backwards.
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This society believed that it was looking towards a new future, and we consistently find ourselves being dragged backwards.
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We desperately need a deal before Christmas, and we have to hope that President Clinton's coming heralds the end game -- because the alternative is just too terrible to contemplate.