Statement from the Alliance Party Youth Wing, Young Alliance: For too long now our sectarian political system has delivered nothing but bickering and blame game. Now it is time for the politics of hope. The four-party sectarian consensus has had a stranglehold on our politics and on our society for as long as any young […]
Former Belfast Lord Mayor Tom Ekin has said that the blame for the drift in the political process rests firmly with the lack of leadership provided by the largest parties – and that businesses and employment are suffering as a result. The Alliance Councillor stated: “How dare our political leaders try to blame everyone else […]
Alliance Carrickfergus Councillor Stewart Dickson has said people will see through the Government’s own contradictions on public transport, after a call for people to use public transport during the Westlink roadworks was met two days later by fare increases for both bus and trains. Cllr Dickson, the Party’s local government whip, stated: “One minute the […]
Alliance Party representative Elena Aceves-Cully has said that people will only accept public transport price rises if reliability and customer service improves in line with the increases. Mrs Aceves-Cully stated: “Passengers need to see value-for-money, otherwise these price hikes will be seen to be totally unreasonable. “We simply cannot have a situation where people are […]
Antrim Alliance Councillor Alan Lawther has warned that the Secretary of State’s alternative energy grant system is in danger of hindering rather than helping to budding renewable energy companies locally. Cllr Lawther stated: “We simply cannot afford any delays in implementing an effective grant system. This threatens to do damage to Northern Ireland’s renewable energy […]
Alliance Deputy Leader and Education Spokesperson Naomi Long has commended the selection of Ashfield Girls High School as a “specialist school”, saying it was a great achievement for the whole community. Naomi Long stated: “I, like many across the community, am delighted that Ashfield has been selected as a specialist school. The announcement is due […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Naomi Long has dismissed Unionist complaints about the make-up of the policing board, saying that the real issue was Unionist silence about the presence of a member of a party linked to paramilitarism. Naomi Long stated: “Unionist suggestions that they will not take their seats on the Policing Board are nothing but […]
An Alliance delegation consisting of Party Leader David Ford and Acting General Secretary Allan Leonard is in Washington this week. The party is taking the opportunity to brief political leaders in the US on the current situation. Speaking as he arrived in the United States, David Ford said: “We will tell the Americans that many […]
Alliance Deputy Leader and East Belfast Assembly member Naomi Long has expressed her distress and anger at an attack on a Catholic church in Ballyhackamore. Parishioners arrived at the church to find excrement daubed on the seats and posters defaced with racist and sectarian slogans. Naomi Long stated: “To defile any building in this way […]
Belfast Alliance Councillor Máire Hendron has said the attack on a church in Ballyhackamore illustrates how elected representatives must be more careful with public pronouncements about racism and sectarianism. She said people must stand together to eliminate these scourges. Cllr Hendron, who chairs the Parish Council of the church concerned and who herself walked in […]