A month to the day after the traditional July 12 bonfires in Ulster, the flames have returned to the streets of Belfast. This time, the fuse was not lit by the Unionists, who demonstrate each summer their desire to remain in the bosom of London by stakes. On the contrary, these proud Britons must have been enraged when they saw a car from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI, in English) burn before their eyes. “It only stirs up hatred”, regretted their political leader, Doug Beattie, quoted by the London daily The Guardian.
If the scandal is very real, this is not the case with the fire. The Land Rover that can be seen belching smoke on Hawthorn Street, in the west of the capital of Northern Ireland, was painted by the three members of the rap group Kneecap, ahead of a concert. The wall fresco is accompanied by the inscription “The RUC is not welcome”which means “RUC not welcome” in Gaelic. The Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) is the former name of the PSNI.
“We are not an army”
The trio has already stood out for messages within reach p