Only by forgiving – and forgetting – can Ireland move on from its past | Simon Jenkins

Boris Johnson’s lie that there was no need for a border in the Irish Sea may be a chance, at last, for reconciliation

If I had lost a family member on Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland in 1972, I am sure I would want someone brought to justice. Nor would I care when. Indeed, though ardent about forgiveness and rehabilitation, in such a case I am sure I would want punishment. I am human, and revenge is a human emotion – though I would call it “justice”. But such justice must be subject to two limi...