More than 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement, Britain remains bitterly divided over how to resolve legacy cases from the Troubles. The government’s new Northern Ireland Troubles Bill would allow some halted inquests to resume and reform the system for investigating legacy cases, with ministers insisting that veterans will be protected from unnecessary repeat investigations.

But former senior SAS veterans Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton and George Simm argue it could reopen the door to repeated investigations that erode soldiers’ trust in the Government and ultimately weaken the SAS itself. Can Britain deliver justice for the past without undermining the soldiers it may need for the wars of the future?

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00:47 – Inside the SAS
10:24 – Northern Ireland legacy lawfare
16:29 – Loughgall and shoot-to-kill claims
22:15 – How lawfare is damaging the SAS
27:30 – The fight to protect British soldiers

Guests: Former SAS Squadron Commander Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton and former SAS Regimental Sergeant Major George Simm

Hosts: Tom Newton Dunn

Producer: Julia Webster

Executive producer: Priyanka Deladia

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Is the future of the SAS at risk?