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Sectarianism
Sectarianism
Derry Girls Season 3: Sharp politics and sharper wit - review
Season 3 of Channel 4's hit sitcom
Derry Girls
brings us more comedic relief through the lives of working-class teenage girls amid a backdrop of political unrest in Northern Ireland, writes Ashley Suárez
How British security services colluded in the assassinations of Catholics in Northern Ireland
A new report from the police ombudsman details the role of Britain's intelligence and security services in massacres carried out by Loyalist murder gangs
The anti-Irish racism rooted in Scotland's elite
As Orange Lodges prepare to march, we repost Chris Bambery's analysis of the roots of anti-Irish racism in Scotland's ruling institutions
Good night Arlene
Chris Bambery on the significance of Arlene Foster's resignation as head of the DUP and Northern Ireland's First Minister
Loyalist riots: is the long Good Friday coming to an end?
The combination of sectarianism, poverty and repression is an explosive mix argues Chris Bambery
The sectarian roots of Orange rule
In the second part of his article on Ireland, partition and the Troubles, Chris Bambery spells out the economic and political reasons for the division of Britain's oldest colony
A memory buried under the debris of Babri
The demolition of the Babri mosque led to the end of peaceful co-existence between Muslims and Hindus in Rutuja Deshmukh Wakankar's town. She looks back on the day
Give the Orange bigots their marching orders with a Yes vote
As the Orange Order takes to the streets of Edinburgh in defence of the Union, Chris Bambery looks at the roots of anti-Catholic sectarianism