There was evidence of new thinking in the McGuinness address. It did not call for a British withdrawal. In fact it could have been taken as indicating that Sinn Fein was moving towards compromise. McGuinness said: We would approach any serious talks accepting that we haven’t got all the answers but we most certainly believe we have some of them… we are quite prepared to be open and flexible to serious proposals which can lead to realistic agreement… He also spoke of the need for …new and radical thinking to the predicament Unionists find themselves in. The plight of Unionists is requiring
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