In Belfast, Some Protestants Worry Their Community Is Changing Around Them

But, like many things in Northern Ireland, it’s not so simple. Belfast remains predominantly white, and Northern Ireland is the least ethnically diverse part of the United Kingdom, with just 3.4 percent of residents from minority ethnic backgrounds. Far fewer people identify as unionist or loyalist than two decades ago, according to the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey. “That sense of insecurity is heightened,” said Professor Hayward, who has long studied public attitudes in Northern Ireland. The post In Belfast, Some Protestants Worry Their Community Is Changing Around Them appeared first on New York Times.