Cllr Naomi Long MLA, Alliance Spokesperson for Regional Development, has expressed her Party’s opposition to the apparent intention of the Department of Regional Development to close “non-core” rail lines, as she submitted the Alliance Party’s response to the Railway Review Group’s report on the future investment of the Northern Ireland railway network today. Naomi Long […]
Belfast Lord Mayor, Alliance Councillor Tom Ekin, has condemned the racist attack this morning upon a household of three Nigerians. Tom Ekin stated: “This attack comes on the back of another one yesterday. It is the 90th reported racist attack this year. This situation is totally intolerable. “Someone in this area is organising the preying […]
An Alliance Party delegation today met with Assistant Chief Constable Duncan McCausland and other senior officers to discuss policy on parades, bonfires and flags arising out of this summer’s incidents. Speaking after the meeting, David Ford stated: “Contentious parades are first and foremost a community relations issue rather than a policing matter. But when the […]
Belfast Lord Mayor, Alliance councillor Tom Ekin, has condemned the latest racist attack upon a family in Fane Street. Tom Ekin stated: “Every right thinking citizen of Belfast will be appalled by this attack. I want Belfast to be a multicultural place where people from all backgrounds can be comfortable. “I know that most other […]
Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson, Stephen Farry, has welcomed the statement from Assistant Chief Constable that the police have facilitated the removal of 150 paramilitary flags within the Greater Belfast area, but stressed that there is still much work to be done. Stephen Farry stated: “The recent convictions of four men of displaying LVF flags in […]
Alliance Party Leader, David Ford, has criticised the Government’s proposals for domestic rate charging in Northern Ireland. Mr Ford said: “The review of the rates system was a golden opportunity to move completely from an unfair, antiquated system based on property values, to one based on income. “The rate system proposals today will require a […]
Belfast Lord Mayor, Tom Ekin, welcomed a delegation from the Rail 21 campaign group at Belfast Central Station, who presented him with a copy of its response to the Railway Review Group report on the future of the rail network in Northern Ireland. Lord Mayor Ekin said: “As an Alliance councillor for Belfast, I know […]
Alliance Party Leader, David Ford, has welcomed to the publication of the Independent Monitoring Commission’s Report on Security Normalisation but stressed the need for future security decisions to be made on the basis of ‘an objective threat assessment’ rather than political considerations. David Ford stated: “It is clear from the IMC’s latest report that substantial […]
Alliance Party Chief Whip, Kieran McCarthy, has criticised suggestions from RPA Minister Ian Pearson that the number of Councils in Northern Ireland should be cut to 5-8. Mr McCarthy stated: “Alliance believes that public administration in Northern Ireland is ripe for reform. Bureaucracy should be simplified while improving democratic accountability. “While there is a need […]
Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson, Stephen Farry, has urged the Prime Minister to redirect his energies away from a misguided attack on the so-called ‘liberal consensus’ on criminal justice onto promoting a culture of lawfulness. Dr Farry stated: “It is more than a little ironic for the Prime Minister to attack the so-called 1960s liberal consensus […]