An investigation into British moral attitudes, and whether religious or political affiliations hold the key to understanding them.

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In a previous article, I investigated attitudes towards minorities in Northern Ireland, examining how those attitudes varied by political party support. With a double-header election to Stormont and local councils now less than 9 months away, and LucidTalk’s latest voting intention poll suggesting that allegiances may be shifting in the wake of Jeffrey Donaldson’s conviction, this article investigates a wider set of social attitudes across the party divide.

William Crawley debates challenging issues and talks to the people making the headlines.

New analysis of data from the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey ahead of next year’s Stormont election shows that issues around the Irish language are more divisive than any other

New analysis ahead of next year’s Stormont election has revealed that nationalist parties, rather than unionist parties, believe more should be done in the promotion of Ulster Scots

In a previous article, I investigated attitudes towards minorities in Northern Ireland, examining how those attitudes varied by political party support. With a double-header election to Stormont and ...

Jack Russell is the author of the believethedata.org blog, where this article was originally published. Anna Burns’ Milkman is a remarkable book. Based on her experiences growing up in Belfast during ...

An investigation into Irish names, inspired by Anna Burns' novel Milkman and using historical census returns to reveal their hidden encodings.

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,...

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 th...

In 2024, Labour won a landslide majority at the general election, securing 63% of the UK’s 650 constituencies with 34% of votes cast. The Conservatives won 24% of the vote but just 19% of the seats. L...

Our launch article made a projection that the share of the UK population identifying as Christian would fall to one third by 2031, mainly driven by an increase in the number of people with no religion...

Every ten years, the constituent countries of the UK hold a census, providing a comprehensive snapshot of the population that informs key policy-making and planning decisions over the next decade. In 2021, this snapshot revealed that the share of the UK population identifying as Christian had declined significantly since 2011,