No one needs to be reminded that Northern Ireland is a part of the UK. While it may have some things in common with the rest of Ireland, it has wisely chosen to remain a part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain. Even then, it appears to be living under the shadow of the other three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Wales. But that’s not the real situation.
As you likely have observed on many lists ranking cities and towns in the UK, those in Northern Ireland don’t often get ranked among the top 10 or 20 bests or worsts. And when they do appear on those lists, they hardly come first or last. The question then is, does this make Northern Ireland cities and towns inferior or superior to those in the rest of the UK? What would you find if you engage in an exercise tagged “living in Northern Ireland versus living in the rest of the UK?” Isn’t that going to be an interesting find? Follow along and let’s check it out.
The centenary celebration of its founding on 3 May 1921 provides a rare opportunity to take a look at how Northern Ireland is doing in comparison with the rest of the UK. You may be surprised to find that this smallest nation is outdoing the other nations in the United Kingdom on many metrics. Though hard to believe, it’s true. And these are critical areas of the economy, development, and basic social amenities that add value to human life.
Employment and Wellbeing
For six consecutive years in the British Isles, Northern Ireland, which is incidentally the smallest, has had the lowest unemployment rate. Thus, while there may be more jobs in England or Scotland, there are more unemployed people in those places. The unemployment rate was at its lowest in late 2009 while tourism was providing a lot of jobs.
Northern Ireland has the highest levels of well-being in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In the UK, it’s the only region with less than 10 percent of the people living on a persistent low income, after housing costs. The number of children living in poverty in the last five years has continued to fall much below the UK figures.
Nevertheless, Northern Ireland is not spared from the challenges being confronted by the rest of the UK. This region was in the news recently for reasons many hoped were long gone. It’s about the riot that broke out in Belfast. Some say the real cause was the unionist discontent with Brexit. Others say the root was the decision to shield the 24 Sinn Féin politicians who allegedly breached Covid-19 rules during the funeral of a former IRA member. Still, there are those who believed that the violence was caused in part by an exasperation borne out of leaving behind the working-class areas of Northern Ireland.
Whatever the situation was, we think Northern Ireland had lived down that and had moved on.
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