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Thanks very much to @williamcrawley.bsky.social for hosting a lively discussion – featuring my analysis of Integrated Education – on today's BBC TalkBack. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

bbc.co.ukTalkback - 07/10/2026 - BBC SoundsWilliam Crawley debates challenging issues and talks to the people making the headlines.

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Thanks to @humanists.uk for featuring my analysis in this article, which argues that Northern Ireland's Integrated sector must update its statement of principles to reflect an increasingly plural and secular society. humanists.uk/2026/10/07/o...

humanists.ukOnly two of NI’s 1,000 schools meet Givan’s integrated education targetOnly two of Northern Ireland’s approximately 1,000 schools currently meet the 40:40:20 pupil-mix aspiration promoted by the Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education (NICIE) as the target for ...

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sluggerotoole.comIntegrated Education must change to surviveIn the face of recent rejections, the Integrated sector, rather than doubling down on its founders' ecumenical approach, must now change if it is to meet the demands of an increasingly plural and secu...

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believethedata.orgIntegrated Education must reimagine itself to surviveIn the face of recent rejections, the Integrated sector, rather than doubling down on its founders' ecumenical approach, must now change if it is to meet the demands of an increasingly plural and secu...

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believethedata.orgPolitics, religion, death and taxesAn investigation into British moral attitudes, and whether religious or political affiliations hold the key to understanding them.

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Thanks to Andy Kirk at @visualisingdata.com for featuring believe the data in his August newsletter today 💙 Check out previous editions of the newsletter and subscribe for early access to all the data goodies here: visualisingdata.com/newsletter/

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Thanks again to @sluggerotoolepols.bsky.social for syndicating my latest article: sluggerotoole.com/2026/08/19/t...

sluggerotoole.comThe road to Stormont 2027: voter attitudes and election battlegroundsIn 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.

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Thanks to @williamcrawley.bsky.social for picking this up on TalkBack today too (third segment around 1:03 in). www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

bbc.co.ukTalkback - 17/08/2026 - BBC SoundsWilliam Crawley debates challenging issues and talks to the people making the headlines.

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Another article featuring my analysis in today's @irishnews.com www.irishnews.com/news/norther...

irishnews.comIrish language the most divisive issue among voters ahead of Stormont election, data showsNew 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

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irishnews.comSinn Féin voters more in favour of promotion of Ulster Scots than DUP and UUPNew 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

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believethedata.orgThe road to Stormont 2027: voter attitudes and election battlegroundsIn 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 ...

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Thanks to @sluggerotoolepols.bsky.social for syndicating my latest article (with a slightly different pink sky pic). sluggerotoole.com/2026/07/22/t...

sluggerotoole.comThe secret code of Irish namesJack 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 ...

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believethedata.orgThe secret code of Irish namesAn investigation into Irish names, inspired by Anna Burns' novel Milkman and using historical census returns to reveal their hidden encodings.

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Thanks to @sluggerotoolepols.bsky.social for syndicating this article. sluggerotoole.com/2026/06/29/n...

sluggerotoole.comNegative attitudes to minorities and immigrants in Northern Ireland: a very British problemJack 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,...

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believethedata.orgNegative attitudes to minorities and immigrants in Northern Ireland: a very British problemNorthern 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...

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believethedata.orgThe inflectorate: UK religious identity at a tipping pointIn 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...

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believethedata.orgProjecting belief – our model explainedOur 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...

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believethedata.orgProjecting belief – UK religion in 2031Every 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,

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