The glider pilot story was before the good Friday agreement…not long afterwards I was in a cafe north of the border when the owners old boss came in, had a chat and left. They had worked together in local government with something to do with food hygiene. He had been party to drafting new inspection guidelines which only he could fulfil, organised sabbatical leave to allow him to set up a company to carry out the inspections for the council.
‘Wasn’t it McGuinness who resigned in protest at the wood pellet heating scandal that involved the top politicians…not apparently unlike the PPE print money for your mates (allegedly) across the water.
We were locked down for months within a 2km home radius then 5km whilst anyone from across the border could roam freely including 100s of yanks who rented RVs after flying into Belfast.
A land of contradictions where the standard excuse starts with “because of the British” and continues with why they ignore the rules…a great place to retire.