# Why Belfast’s troubled past made violence inevitable

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Podcast: [This Is Why](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-is-why-1011487)
Published: 2026-06-10T14:05:00+00:00
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## Resource

The riots which brought mass disorder to the streets of Belfast on Tuesday night weren’t just a reaction to a brutal stabbing in the city the night before. According to Professor Ian Acheson, they were also an expression of the rage and anger felt by a divided community ignored by politicians and policy makers. The violence has been rightly condemned after houses were set alight and police cars attacked. But Professor Acheson – an expert in counter extremism – argues it shouldn’t come as any surprise that tensions over migration and social deprivation have once again boiled over. Mhari Aurora spoke to the author and journalist.

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