Negative attitudes to minorities and immigrants in Northern Ireland: a very British problem

Jack Russell is the author of the believethedata.org blog, where this article was originally published. Northern Ireland has seen an increase in the number of violent protests over the last few years, many of which have been organised online with explicitly anti-immigrant or racist motivation. Whilst the majority of commentators have described them as racist violence or rioting, likening recent behaviour to a pogrom, some politicians have invoked widespread “legitimate concerns” to...