How my Thatcher jibe got play branded pro-IRA by Tory critics
Belfast rappers Kneecap also quickly learning their actions have consequences
It wasn't in the same league as Kneecap, but a few years ago, a line I uttered during a play in London had Tory critics howling in anger.
My nationalist character in the History of the Troubles (accordin' to my Da) said in a discussion with friends about the IRA's 1984 Brighton bomb: 'How the f**k did they miss Thatcher?'
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