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‘The Gerry Adams Compensation Row Must Not Overshadow Decades of Trauma Inflicted on Civilians’
The priority for the UK Government is not to seek justice for the innocent civilians murdered, but to protect the state from the consequences, argues Emma De Souza
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Northern Ireland’s Plan to ‘Do What Matters Most Fails to Address key Problems and Ignores Previous Pledges’
The draft programme for government, titled ‘Our Plan: Doing What Matters Most’ drops long-standing proposals to address poverty, transform health, and advance environmental protections.
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‘How Can Northern Ireland’s Education System Still Be Divided Across Religious and Community Lines?
The next generation cannot take forward the peace process if they continue to be subject to segregation and reinforced division that defined previous generations, argues Emma DeSouza
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Labour Urged to ‘Redouble Efforts’ in Implementing Good Friday Agreement in Full as Political Unionism Deteriorates in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland will now be represented by a wide range of views in Westminster – but while Keir Starmer has years of austerity to undo he’s been urged not to forget about NI
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United Ireland Referendum Needs to Involve Minority Groups as ‘Balance of Power Sits with Those Left Out of the Conversation’
Migrant communities could be the hidden kingmakers in a border poll, but to engage they must feel safe
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‘The Northern Ireland Troubles Legacy Act is the Most Callous Form of Politicking by the UK Government’
The Government has looked for political gain at the expense of victims and survivors of Northern Ireland’s 30-year conflict who have spent decades in pursuit of truth and justice, argues Emma DeSouza
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‘A United Ireland Border Poll is a Case of When Not If’
As Sinn Féin’s Vice President becomes First Minister, Northern Ireland is closer to a border poll vote than ever before, argues Emma DeSouza
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Ireland Takes UK Government to European Court Over Controversial Northern Ireland Legislation in Little-Noticed Move
A law granting immunity to perpetrators during The Troubles was passed despite overwhelming opposition from parties in Northern Ireland and the Irish Government
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How Long Can the UK Government Ignore the Collapse of Governance in Northern Ireland?
Rather than adapting to a new political landscape, leaders are laying roadblocks in place, writes Emma DeSouza
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‘A Disunited Kingdom? For Younger Minorities, Britishness is an Identity We Can Work With – A Quest for Englishness Must Confront This’
Developing a stronger sense of Englishness cannot merely be looked at through a political lens – our identities are personal and multiple, conflicting and shifting, writes Hardeep Matharu
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‘A Disunited Kingdom? Britain is Built on Forgetting Our Imperial History’
Maintaining the illusory story of what Britain was is integral to the illusion of what Britain is – and the maintenance of political and economic hegemony, writes MP Clive Lewis
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‘A Disunited Kingdom? Reclaiming an Englishness Hijacked by the Right’
At the heart of our political crisis is how England, in particular, has struggled to find its way in the modern world, writes MP Caroline Lucas
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‘A Disunited Kingdom? It Is Time to Tell an Inclusive English Story’
Anthony Barnett explores why a recent conference in Edinburgh aimed to initiate a conversation about an ‘England’ distinct from ‘Britain’
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‘Are the Conservatives Willing to Sacrifice Northern Ireland for the Rwanda Scheme?’
What the Government seems to have overlooked is that the European Convention on Human Rights isn’t merely referenced in the Good Friday Agreement – it’s threaded throughout it, writes Emma deSouza
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Ammonia Land: Agricultural Development and Pollution ‘Gone Rogue’ in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s environment agency has lifted a controversial ‘pause’ on dozens of new livestock farming developments – despite ongoing probes
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‘The Northern Ireland Troubles Amnesty Could Push us Towards a United Ireland’
A new bill passed by the UK Government has reopened deep wounds in Northern Irish politics
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Gendered Violence: The Hidden War Against Women in Northern Ireland
Why is Northern Ireland one of the most dangerous places in Europe for women, with femicide levels outranked only by Romania?
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The Twelfth: ‘Celebrating One’s Own Culture Should Not Require the Oppression of Another’s’
Bonfires to mark the day in Northern Ireland are often used not as a symbol of one’s national identity but as a marker of territory, writes Emma deSouza
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Northern Ireland’s Cost of Living Crisis Doesn’t Fit with Cameron and Osborne’s Austerity Narratives
A new study shows how the effects of austerity on women and children are now being compounded by the cost of living crisis in Northern Ireland
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‘Shifting Political Landscape on Island of Ireland Requires More Cross-Border Journalism’
We need a diverse media landscape that recognises the added responsibility of operating in a post-conflict society, writes Emma DeSouza
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Northern Ireland’s Mental Health Crisis 25 Years On from the Good Friday Agreement
Tommy Greene reports on the ongoing impact of the Troubles on communities in the era after the peace process
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Biden in Northern Ireland: ‘Landmark Moment Reduced to No More than a Photo-Op by Downing Street’
The limited nature of the US President’s Northern Ireland visit stands in stark contrast to the scenes on the other side of the border, writes Emma DeSouza
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Why Northern Ireland’s Youth want Reform of the Good Friday Agreement
Emma DeSouza speaks to young people around the 25th anniversary of the power-sharing arrangement that aimed to bring peace
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Is Northern Ireland’s SDLP Here to Stay?
The SDLP served as a bridge between communities during Northern Ireland’s peace process but is now in the fight for its life, reports Emma DeSouza
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The Presence of Paramilitaries in Northern Ireland has Again Become Normalised
The recent attempted murder of an off-duty police detective in Omagh was not an isolated incident, reports Emma De Souza
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Rishi Sunak’s Brexit Deal Shows what Britain Lost by Leaving the EU
In seeking praise for repairing some of the damage caused by Brexit, Rishi Sunak’s revised deal only highlights what we lost through cutting ties with the EU, reports Adam Bienkov
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‘With the Northern Ireland Protocol Deal, Sunak has Recognised Peace is Hard and Conflict is Deadly’
Do Boris Johnson, David Frost and the ERG want Northern Ireland to be stuck in a similar spiral of distrust and possible resumption of violence as the Israelis and Palestinians, writes former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
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Most Unionists Would Now Ditch the Good Friday Agreement, According to Polls
25 years of opposition to the historic peace deal by the DUP is paying off
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The UK and Ireland’s Brexit Divide Deepens
Emma DeSouza reports on the implications for remain-voting Northern Ireland and the Union of Ireland’s positive relationship with the EU, amid ongoing complications over the Protocol
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Boris Johnson’s Most Lasting Brexit Legacy may well be the Break-Up of the UK
Boris Johnson has done more for the independence movement in Scotland and the possibility of reunification for Ireland than either the SNP or Sinn Féin managed in a generation, says Jonathan Lis
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The Impact of Brexit in Six Charts: From Trade Slumps to a Weaker Pound
TJ Coles reviews the ways in which leaving the EU has made Britain poorer
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From Rwanda to Northern Ireland: The Failures of the Government Legal Department
Barrister Gareth Roberts assesses the breakdown in respect for the rule of law within Downing Street
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The Government Continues to Stoke Burning Embers in Northern Ireland
As Boris Johnson prepares to change the Northern Ireland Protocol, Jonathan Lis explores how his recklessness, a hard Brexit and lasting questions of identity are threatening peace once again
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The UK Has Been Captured by Conservative England
The country is experiencing the tyranny of a Conservative minority, argues TJ Coles
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Constitutional Culture Wars: Johnson’s Next Divide-and-Rule Campaign?
AV Deggar considers how the Vote Leave coalition may react to emboldened separatist forces in Scotland and Northern Ireland
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‘Brexit Freedoms Bill’ Can’t Reverse What We’ve Already Lost
As the Government proposes new laws to unshackle the UK, Sam Bright reviews the fundamental freedoms that have already been lost due to Brexit
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Will This be Northern Ireland’s Most Important Election Ever?
Luke Butterly reports on the expectations of a Sinn Féin victory in the imminent legislative elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly
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‘Perverse’ Law Criminalising Homelessness Clings On in Northern Ireland
The 200-year-old Vagrancy Act is still being used to arrest and fine people sleeping on the streets of Northern Ireland, despite it being repealed in the rest of the UK
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Otto English’s 2021 Round-Up: Part One
Brexit, Coronavirus, insurrection – the first five months of the year were packed with concerning developments on many fronts
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The Brexit Slump: UK-EU Trade Continues to Lag As New Regulations Loom
A new House of Lords report exposes the economic aftershocks of Brexit, highlights David Hencke
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On Brexit, Boris Johnson is Starting to Face the Consequences of his Actions
At home and abroad, the Vote Leave Government’s honeymoon period is over, reports Mike Buckley
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Vets Receive the Brexit Treatment
Stephen Delahunty explores how Britain’s departure from the EU is increasing the demand for vets, while their numbers fall
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Brexit Forever: The Northern Ireland Protocol and the Government’s Brexit Addiction
David Frost’s speech on the Northern Ireland Protocol, and Dominic Cummings’ shocking revelations on Twitter, showed that the UK is playing the same old games over Brexit, says Mike Buckley
