Alliance Welcomes NIO Move on ASBOs 7 January 2004 Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson, Stephen Farry, has welcomed the announcement by NIO Criminal Justice Minister John Spellar of draft proposals for the creation of Anti-Social Behaviour Orders in Northern Ireland. Dr Farry stated: “The introduction of these measures was a significant plank in our recent Assembly […]
Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson, Stephen Farry, has welcomed the formal beginning of the International Monitoring Commission, and emphasised that it has an important role to play in the peace process. Dr Farry stated: “Today’s activation of the International Monitoring Commission is long overdue. Alliance first put forward proposals for such a body back in July […]
The Alliance Party has launched its detailed proposals for the forthcoming Comprehensive Review of the Agreement, entitled ‘Agenda for Democracy’. Launching the document, Alliance Leader, David Ford stated: “The Agreement has many strengths, in particular the creation of a set of political institutions with cross-community legitimacy within a deeply divided society. “But over the past […]
ALLIANCE MLA Seamus Close has criticised the Prime Minister for his continuing use of ‘weapons of mass destruction’ as justification for the war in Iraq. Mr Blair again mentioned WMDs as reason for going to war on his surprise visit to Basra at the weekend, although none have been discovered. Mr Close said: “How many […]
Making the Agreement Work Better by Stephen Farry The outcome of the Northern Ireland Assembly Election does not provide much hope for the speedy restoration of the political institutions. The scale of the swing to the two extremes of Unionism and Nationalism may have come as a surprise to some, but was in fact quite […]