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Emigration 2.0
The latest Derry crowd had established quite a community inside Grianan Fort, refugees from a Northern Ireland under British administration, ostensibly governed by a partnership of Republican and Unionist parties.
Tory privatisation of social housing, using the ubiquitous Brexit scapegoat, had only been introduced three years before a combination of it and repeal of benefits had forced Jimmy’s family, and thousands like them, across the border.
He pitied those who hadn’t escaped the shutdown..“Lights out!” Someone called from the ramparts.
Pointless warning. One way in and out. Guards knew the drill.
Jimmy reckoned they’d have a week’s grace.
From Guest Contributor Perry McDaid
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