Closing the border to police immigration is a futile and unnecessary demand -a deviation from explaining why race riots are passively tolerated
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Predictably enough, the Westminster right wing and the DUP did have to turn it into a row about the border. It was quickly revealed that the Somali (whoops correction) the Sudanese suspect entered NI illegally from the south and was …
Northern Ireland Housing Crisis Worsened by Wastewater Constraints…
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The latest homelessness bulletin figures released by the Department show a concerning trend in Northern Ireland’s housing system. While the number of people presenting as homeless remains persistently high, a sharp rise in temporary accommodation placements points to a worsening …
Are the Blackshirts Back?
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Wear Dark Clothing The TV footage from Belfast this week was striking. On TV news we watched wave after wave of young men, all dressed in black, wearing balaclavas, advancing on police Land Rovers to stone the PSNI. The choice …
Fear and Loathing in Northern Ireland: how the impact of online agitprop has poisoned our social cohesion…
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And so, now, to the annual pogroms. The pogroms have a two-fold effect, as they allow for the Great Cleansing of the undesirables, whilst also providing the staining of identity, civic pride, and general decency. Northern Ireland’s regular refurbishment reminds …
The 2026 World Cup starts today…
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The 2026 World Cup kicks off today with the opening match between Mexico and South Africa. Yet, the buildup to the tournament feels remarkably subdued compared to previous years. A significant factor is the heavily tarnished international reputation of the …
Meanwhile, in Barcelona…
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I thought I would throw in a brief interlude of beauty amidst our local misery. Pope Leo XIV celebrated Mass at Barcelona’s iconic La Sagrada Família yesterday, delivering a papal blessing to the highest spire of what is now the …
Belfast protests: a cautious summary of a fast-moving story…
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A stabbing attack in north Belfast has triggered a night of serious disorder across the city and sparked protests in several UK cities. Here is a cautious summary of what has been reported so far.
Grand Designs: what a right-wing think tank gets right (and wrong) about England’s universities
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A major new Policy Exchange report argues that England’s higher education system is broken beyond tinkering: too many students, too much debt, collapsing standards and a funding model that serves nobody well. For Northern Ireland, where one in five of our students cross the water to study, the consequences are closer to home than you might think.
Beyond Green and Orange: Northern Ireland’s New Political Reality
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A new survey reveals that 55 per cent of Northern Irish voters would refuse to back any party that collapses Stormont — and that support for institutional reform now cuts across the unionist-nationalist divide. But as public opinion shifts, are the politicians listening?
Sudanese man arrested over attempted murder of man in North Belfast last night…
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Last night’s attack in North Belfast was pretty gruesome, even for a society like ours hardened by the troubles. The PSNI issued this statement: Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a serious assault in north Belfast A man …