Report: Is Belfast Becoming the New Epicentre of the Rental Crisis?
by Róisín Lanigan
Private rents in Northern Ireland’s capital have jumped by nearly 10% in the last 12 months - and no-one's doing anything about it.
Tag: northern ireland
Feature: Northern Irish People Can’t Come Home For Christmas
by Róisín Lanigan
It’s now easier – and cheaper – to travel from Britain to the Republic of Ireland than somewhere that's supposedly part of the same country – but Unionist politicians don't seem concerned.
Report: Are Rent Controls Coming to the UK?
by Rivkah Brown
40 years since Thatcher scrapped them, rent controls are back on the political agenda. Rivkah Brown reports.
Analysis: Abortions Are Legal in Northern Ireland, but That Doesn’t Make Them Easy to Access
by Ellen McVeigh
Three years after abortion was decriminalised in Northern Ireland, it still falls on activists and campaign groups to ensure access to services in the face of overwhelming political apathy. Ellen McVeigh reports from Belfast.
Opinion: The Queen’s Death Looks Different From Belfast
by Rachel Connolly
Growing up in Northern Ireland helped Rachel Connolly see the sentimentality surrounding the Queen for what it is.
Opinion: What the British Media is Missing About the Rise of Sinn Féin
by Ciarán O’Rourke
In its analysis of Sinn Féin’s recent success in Northern Ireland, there’s one thing the British media is ignoring, argues Ciarán O’Rourke: the party speaks the language of social democracy.
Analysis: Sinn Féin is Winning at Post-Brexit Politics
by Daniel Finn
Sinn Féin now occupies pole position in Northern Irish politics. Daniel Finn explains how we got here.
Live: Starmer’s Pledge to Resign, Northern Ireland Assembly, Cost of Living Crisis
Keir Starmer has pledged he will resign if fined by Durham police. Is this an act of political genius, or career suicide? Plus: The cost of living crisis continues and we take a further look at the ramifications of the historic election result to the Northern Ireland assembly. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.
Live: Local Elections 2022 & Stormont, Starmer Under Investigation, ‘Long-Corbyn’ Nonsense
Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani break down the local elections results across England, Scotland and Wales, as well as the Northern Ireland elections to Stormont.
The Bastani Factor: How Britain Starved Ireland
Today the island of Ireland has a smaller population than it did 200 years ago. How did that happen, and what has it got to do with free market capitalism? Aaron Bastani explains how London politicians and Irish landlords exploited a crisis in the name of an ideology – in the process wrecking the lives […]
Report: Staff Are Occupying Northern Ireland’s Only Women’s Hostel to Stop It Being Shut Down
by Anna Cafolla
Regina Coeli House, Northern Ireland’s only women-only hostel, is facing imminent closure. Its staff, however, aren’t having it. Anna Cafolla reports.
Analysis: Bloody Sunday Was No Random Calamity
by Daniel Finn
On 30 January 1972, British soldiers gunned down unarmed civilians in Derry, Northern Ireland. Daniel Finn explains the context of the massacre and its devastating legacy.
Long Read: Dismantling Britain is One Thing. Dismantling Britishness is Another
by Adam Ramsay
When we talk about breaking up Britain, we can’t just talk about the British state, argues Adam Ramsay. We also need to understand what gives the state its social license to operate: that is, British nationalism.
Long Read: Can the Good Friday Agreement Survive?
by Daniel Finn
The political system in Northern Ireland, set up by the Good Friday Agreement, can only work if there is a unionist party (or bloc of parties) that retains majority support from its community in a way that makes power-sharing with nationalists viable. But with the DUP in crisis, are these conditions now missing?
Analysis: Ulster Unionism is in Crisis – And the Fallout Could Soon Get Worse
by Tommy Greene
The centenary of Irish partition had once been an awaited psychological milestone for Ulster unionists. Yet the discontent expressed through the loyalist riots of the past ten days reflects a deep-seated crisis of the political architecture built into Northern Ireland, writes Tommy Greene.
Live: Northern Ireland Sees Riots From Loyalists
After a week of violence in Northern Ireland, we speak to Amanda Ferguson about the events that led to unrest among loyalist communities.
Opinion: Northern Ireland Risks Being Left Without an Adequate Response to the Pandemic
by Patrick Geddis
From a neglected health service to a fragile political settlement, Northern Ireland is poorly placed to respond to the coronavirus pandemic, writes Patrick Geddis.
Ireland’s Voters Have Delivered a Political Earthquake
by Tommy Greene and Eoghan Gilmartin
In Northern Ireland's snap general election, left-wing party Sinn Féin has made huge gains, surpassing even its own expectations. Tommy Greene and Eoghan Gilmartin explore what this shock result could mean for the country.