Alliance Party Leader, David Ford, has expressed his sadness upon learning of the death of Basil Glass, who was a founding member of the Alliance Party. David Ford said: “Basil played a leading role in the foundation of the Alliance Party. He will be remembered for his commitment to reconciliation, in its widest scope, not […]
Oliver Napier, former Party Leader of the Alliance Party, has expressed his feelings of loss upon learning of the death of Basil Glass. Sir Oliver said: “The death of Basil Glass will be a great loss, both to Northern Ireland and the Alliance Party. “Basil was my Deputy for many years. He was part of […]
The Alliance Party has called on the Equality Commission to target the issue of disparity in pay between men and women after a recent national survey showed that women in Northern Ireland were at the bottom of the earnings league table. The survey was prepared by the Chartered Institute of Remuneration Economics and is its […]
Alliance Employment and Learning spokesperson Michael Long has said the minimum wage for 16- and 17-year-olds must be brought into line with that for 18-year-olds. Speaking after the UK Government announced a rise in the figure those aged 18 and above, the Castlereagh Councillor stated: “As there has been no rise for those aged 16 […]
Belfast Alliance Councillor Máire Hendron has hit out at vandals who smashed windows at a church in East Belfast. Speaking after the attacks on the Ian Paisley’s Martyrs’ Memorial Free Presbyterian Church on the Ravenhill Road, the Pottinger representative stated: “No matter what we think of the politics of those running these establishments, mindless attacks […]
An Alliance Party delegation has met with the new Head of the Equality Commission, Bob Collins, and in a wide-ranging meeting, urged the Commission to re-examine the manner in which fair employment monitoring is conducted when it comes to those of non-unionist and non-nationalist backgrounds. Speaking after the meeting, Alliance Party Leader, David Ford, said: […]
Antrim Alliance Councillor Alan Lawther has said that the Secretary of State must turn his expressed vision for a shared future in Northern Ireland into reality. The newly elected Antrim Southeast representative stated: “I share many of the views the Secretary of State expressed — of a vision for a Northern Ireland where religion, political […]
An Alliance Party delegation is to meet the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD) later today, to review its statement on the complete decommissioning of IRA weapons, and to inquire about its planned work in regards to the decommissioning of weapons held by loyalist paramilitary organisations. David Ford, Alliance Party Leader and a member of […]
Alliance Party Leader, David Ford, has urged the Government to avoid making further knee-jerk concessions to Republicans on the back of the completion of decommissioning and instead focus on the needs to the political process and of Northern Ireland overall. He indicated that the looming issue of ‘On the Runs’ is an area where a […]
Alliance Party Leader, David Ford MLA, has given a cautious welcome to today’s statement by General de Chastelain on IRA decommissioning, but has stressed that the wider issue of ending all paramilitary and criminal activity has still to be assessed. David Ford said: “Alliance is encouraged by today’s statement by General de Chastelain and his […]