Date: 16 May 2014
More couples are bridging the Protestant-Catholic divide than ever before, but many remain unwilling to talk about it, writes Jemimah Steinfeld.
Date: 4 February 2014
As we enter the period of 1914-18 centenaries, Northern Ireland offers some pointers as to how to tackle some of the more difficult issues the rest of the UK will face, such as the nature of the war and how it should be commemorated, writes Richard Grayson.
Date: 16 October 2012
Youth unemployment and a failure of multi-culturalism have fed into the current troubles in Northern Ireland, writes Dr Robin Wilson.
Date: 6 December 2011
Some years ago a Council of Europe expert visiting Belfast as part of a study on cultural diversity was struck by a meeting with representatives of the small Chinese, Indian and Pakistani communities. Not only did his interlocutors feel that the overwhelming focus in Northern Ireland on the divide between the two main cultural ‘traditions’ left their identities marginalised, but also those in attendance who were drawn from the Protestant and Catholic communities felt that a broader approach to cultural diversity would be welcome for its own sake and in helping to lower the political intensity of sectarian debates.
Martin Hewitt, former head of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, has been appointed by the Prime Minister to take charge of hundreds of investigators taking on the gangs behind the Channel crossings.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/09/15/undercover-tactics-to-smash-people-smuggling-gangs/
More tragedy in the Channel at the weekend as eight people died after the their dinghy hit rocks, reports BBC https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2ln150287yo
Look out next week for our new report on the latest findings from the @britishfuture @IpsosUK immigration attitudes tracker – which has tracked opinion on immigration since 2015
'After riots, community leaders urge Starmer to build a united Britain' - @EasternEye speaks to @BelongNetwork about the new 'After the Riots' report on building cohesion, with comments from @AkeelaAhmed and @QariAsim
https://www.easterneye.biz/starmer-community-leaders-riots-united-britain/
"Laying the foundations of cohesion and resilience has to be an agenda for everywhere. The government needs to articulate a ‘state of the nation’ vision and strategy that supports and empowers local action plans." @sundersays for @EasternEye
‘State-of-the-nation vision needed to boost cohesion’ - EasternEye
AS THE weeks pass, the six days and nights of violence and disorder which spread across the country this summer ...
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12 wise recommendations on how we build a less fractured society. Bravo @britishfuture @BelongNetwork @togethercoalit
Am sure I won't be agreeing with all of this, but the analysis from @britishfuture is always perceptive, interesting and (most importantly) rooted in 21st century reality rather than the 19th.
'PM cannot leave job half done in wake of riots, says social cohesion report' - @MailOnline (via @PA) on our new 'After the riots' report:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-13840603/PM-leave-job-half-wake-riots-says-social-cohesion-report.html
.@MrBrendanCox highlights on @LBCNews the "long-running neglect of our communities" and how the govt needs a long-term plan to increase social connection and cohesion across divides.
.@MrBrendanCox of @togethercoalit will be talking to @martinstanford on @LBCNews at 9.30am about the new 'After the riots' report
.@MrBrendanCox of @togethercoalit will be talking to @martinstanford on @LBCNews at 9.30am about the new 'After the riots' report
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