They divided the city into three electoral wards, and in one ward there was 70 percent of the people, the Catholic population, and they elected eight representatives to the city council. John Hume catholiccitycouncil Change image and share on social
My father was a civil servant, fairly sort of middle ranking, low to middle ranking. He worked almost entirely in what was then called Administrative Labour, dealing with employment and unemployment issues. John Hume administrativecallcivil share on social
When people are divided, the only solution is agreement. John Hume agreementdividepeople Change image and share on social
The basic policy of the British Government was that since the majority of people in Northern Ireland wished to remain in the United Kingdom, that was that. We asked what would happen if the majority wanted something else, if the majority wanted to see Irish unity. John Hume askbasicbritish share on social
Like everybody at that age, I read an awful lot of pulp fiction. But at the same time, I also read quite a bit of history and read that as much for pleasure as part of a curriculum. John Hume ageawfulbite Change image and share on social
I grew up in Derry, of course, and it was - Derry was the worst example of Northern Ireland's discrimination. John Hume badderrydiscrimination Change image and share on social
That's the strategy that myself and my party have pursued and are pursuing. John Hume partypursuestrategy Change image and share on social
Total ghettoization, because they were in charge of public housing, the local council, and they deliberately located people in a ghetto situation in order to ensure that they maintained control. John Hume chargecontrolcouncil Change image and share on social
If the word 'No' was removed from the English language, Ian Paisley would be speechless. John Hume englishianlanguage Change image and share on social
These are the influences that everybody has. Some individuals might stand out because of one thing or another, but whether one's perception as a child of what was important or not is accurate, I don't know. John Hume accuratechildimportant share on social