Today, looking out from his church opposite the Omagh army base and its 20ft high security walls, that is a conversation he still wants to have with people he has come to pity rather than hate.

BBC: Living with the Omagh legacy

He squirms when his arrogant early e-mails are described, and has said he would rather not have a film made of his life while he is still around.

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On wider policy, however, he may still not have said enough to persuade his critics he really is the new Thatcher rather than the next Blair.

BBC: Analysis