Alliance Party Vice Chair, Cllr Michael Long, has expressed his disgust at comments made today by Jim Nicholson regarding migrants. Michel Long described Mr Nicholson’s comments as crass and unhelpful. The Castlereagh Councillor said: “His comments were crass and unhelpful. There is absolutely no excuse for the use of scaremongering tactics and extremely emotive language […]
Alliance Party Leader David Ford has demanded the Ulster Unionist leadership clarify immediately why any UVF stand down is dependent upon a political deal. He was speaking as the UVF again indicated its unwillingness to stand down prior to assurances about joint authority. David Ford stated: “What is clear from recent pronouncements is that a […]
Alliance Spokesperson, Stewart Dickson, has said members of the public must be given the right to appeal planning decisions. His comments relate to planning provisions outlined within the Review of Public Administration for Northern Ireland. The Carrickfergus Councillor stated: “It is disgraceful that members of the public cannot appeal planning decisions, yet developers can. “Government […]
Alliance Ballymena representative Jayne Dunlop has challenged local elected representatives to clarify what they plan to do about the ongoing attacks in the town. Speaking after another petrol bomb attack, this time in the Millfield areas, the former Ballymena Councillor stated: “We have already had one sectarian fatality in Ballymena this year, yet it seems […]
Alliance Party Leader David Ford has called on the UK and Irish Governments to bin the idea of taking intensive all-party talks outside Northern Ireland, and said the venue will make no difference to hopes for progress. David Ford stated: “People do not want to see politicians living in luxury in some country house, they […]
Alliance Party Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy has called on more people to save lives by signing up to organ donor cards. His comments come on the day that the government announced that laws on organ donation will be changed to ensure that relatives are not able to overturn a person’s wish to donate organs. The […]
Ballymena Alliance representative Jayne Dunlop has described her fury at yet another petrol bomb attack in Ballymena, this time on a car in Dunvale, saying that the situation has degenerated completely. Jayne Dunlop, a past Ballymena Councillor and Party Chair, stated: “The situation in Ballymena is just getting ridiculous. Almost every night we hear of […]
Alliance Party East Antrim MLA, Séan Neeson, has expressed his surprise that it has taken other parties so long to catch up with Alliance on hate crimes legislation. Séan Neeson also called on police to use hate crime laws to prosecute following the revelation from campaigners that no-one has been charged using the legislation since […]
Alliance Party Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy has called for more protection for healthcare workers in Northern Ireland, after figures showed that 5,000 were attacked here in the past year. These statistics were released today as part of a British Medical Authority survey into violence against staff. The Strangford Assembly Member said: “I was absolutely disgusted […]
Alliance Party Deputy Leader, Naomi Long MLA, has hit out at tribal politicians in Northern Ireland for not listening to the public’s call for more integrated schools. Her comments follow today’s publication of a Milward Brown Ulster survey stating that 80% of people in Northern Ireland would like to see their local politicians support integrated […]