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A stabbing attack in north Belfast on the evening of Monday 8 June has triggered a night of serious disorder across the city and sparked wider protests in several UK cities. So this is a cautious summary of what we know has been reported so far.
A man in his 40s was attacked on Kinnaird Avenue in north Belfast, sustaining serious injuries to his eyes, face and...
England has a peculiar relationship with educational reform. Every generation or so, a big idea takes hold, like comprehensive schools, marketisation, mass expansion, and is implemented with enormous confidence and minimal forethought about what might go wrong. The unintended consequences pile up quietly for a decade or two until the next big idea arrives to fix them, generat...
Something significant is happening in Northern Ireland, which is not making the headlines it deserves. A new survey by the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Irish Studies for the Sunday Times last month, finds that 55.2 per cent of voters would refuse to support any party that brought down Stormont’s power-sharing assembly while...
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 in his 30s, believed to be Sudanese, has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a serious assault involv...
Britain is now staring at a national debt burden approaching £3 trillion, according to recent reports, raising serious questions about the sustainability of public spending across the United Kingdom. At a time when Westminster faces growing speculation about fiscal instability — and even the possibility of some form of IMF involvement — Northern Ireland can no longer assume t...