Claims extracted
26
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
4%
1 of 26 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
Leans left
of the writing, not the subject · beta estimate
Publisher signals
68/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
107
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
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History shows that when the politics of Northern Ireland are wrapped up in a street dispute, friction is seldom far away.
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friction → publish → dispute
Bitter rows in the Stormont chamber between unionists and nationalists happen almost every week, but ground-level arguments are rare these days.
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arguments → happen → unionists
The area where it wants to walk is largely Catholic, and predominantly inhabited by pro-Irish nationalists.
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it → want → nationalists
It has the potential to affect other parts of Northern Ireland and the power-sharing arrangements at Stormont.
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It → have → Stormont
"What happens at Drumcree never stays at Drumcree," was how one retired politician put it.
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politician → happen → it
When the parade dispute first erupted into violence in the mid-1990s, the disorder spread to other places - and almost derailed the peace process.
But while it was never fully resolved, the dispute faded over the next 30 years.
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dispute → erupt → years
Its sudden re-emergence has caught most people by surprise, including many politicians.
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emergence → catch → politicians
What happened was that a legal case was brought to court over the dispute early this summer, re-opening the debate.
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case → happen → debate
The DUP fully supports the Orange Order.
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DUP → support → Order
They may be partners in the devolved government at Stormont, but when it comes to Drumcree they could not be further apart.
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they → come → Drumcree
Although there has been an uneasy calm in Portadown over the parading issue in recent years, the Orange Order regards the march as unfinished business.
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Order → regard → business
In 1998, it was banned from completing its Drumcree march - which includes the Garvaghy Road - and has been repeatedly refused permission to finish the route ever since.
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which → ban → route
It has applied and been turned down more than 1,000 times in the past three decades.
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It → apply → decades
It says it is being denied a traditional walk which dates back to the early 1800s.
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which → say → 1800s
A Parades Commission was set up in the late 1990s to adjudicate on marching disputes and, until now, it has consistently ruled against the route.
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it → set → route
The Orange Order's legal challenge to a ruling in June this year succeeded on procedural grounds.
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challenge → succeed → grounds
The order subsequently re-applied for permission to carry out the parade, albeit a scaled-back version with only 35 participants rather than 400 - and was successful.
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order → re → participants
Nationalist residents on the Garvaghy Road were left shocked and angry.
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residents → leave → Road
Rather than being about tradition, they see the parade as an act of supremacy and say it re-opens old community wounds.
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it → see → wounds
During a last-minute legal battle over the march, a judge appealed for all sides of the dispute to find common ground and come to an agreement.
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sides → appeal → agreement
Nobody was surprised when that did not happen.
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that → happen → ?
Feelings are running high on the issue on all sides, including among the political parties.
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Feelings → run → parties
Relations in the power-sharing executive are now dangerously close to breaking point.
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Relations → share → point
There is a Stormont election next year which means parties tend to dig in, rather than search for compromises.
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parties → be → compromises
The Drumcree dispute goes to the heart of the divisions which remain in Northern Ireland.
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which → go → Ireland
Events of recent days are a reminder that the peace process is not over, it is ongoing - and there is still work to be done on the ground and at Stormont.
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it → be → Stormont