When it affects life-and-death issues, such as Northern Ireland , the idea of making legislation on internment, for example, subject to back-room bargains struck at Westminster , is one which would stick in the throats of many voters.
Geoff Allen, who has served Northampton as player and official for 30 years, said: What does stick in the throat is that Shelford, who has made our leading players better players, will probably have to sit on his backside while apparently some other overseas players can come and go as they please.
The loyalist paramilitary leadership at least progressed far enough to be able last year to express abject and true remorse, yet such words stick in the throat of Sinn Fein and the IRA.