David Ford, Alliance Leader, has called on the British and Irish Governments to take action together to clean up political fund-raising and close the existing gaps in the law. David Ford said: “I have written to both the Secretary of State and the Irish Justice Minister to ask them to examine what joint action they […]
Alliance Alderman Kieran McCarthy has succeeded in having Ards Borough Council call for legislation to ban smoking in workplaces in Northern Ireland. Mr McCarthy, who is also Alliance Party Health Spokesperson, was pleased with the passage of his proposed motion to Council. He said: “I was impressed by statements by cancer expert, Professor Patrick Johnston, […]
Responding to the criticisms of the Government voiced by NIHRC Chief Commissioner to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, Alliance Party Justice and Human Rights Spokesperson, Stephen Farry, has called upon the Government to reinforce the Human Rights Commission by appointing new commissioners and completing the review of its powers, in order that can […]
Castlereagh Alliance Councillor and member of the Council’s Bonfire Working Group, Michael Long, has described as ‘constructive’ a meeting, also attended by statutory agencies, called to discuss bonfires in the Borough. At the meeting a number of proposals were put forward to help deal with the problem of bonfires, which have caused increased concern this […]
Alliance Education Spokesperson, Cllr. Naomi Long MLA, has pledged that Alliance will continue to oppose the Government’s proposals to extend their top-up fees to Northern Ireland, during consultation to be launched later today. Cllr. Long expressed her support for the Scottish model and said that today’s decision illustrated the need for the return of devolved […]
Speaking after Phoenix Gas announced that it would be suspending its 20 percent price hike today, Alliance Spokesperson on Enterprise, Trade and Investment, Assembly member Sean Neeson stated: “At long last common sense has prevailed. The important thing now is to ensure a long-term deal can be made with Centrica to ensure that stability is […]
ALLIANCE Assembly member Sean Neeson, former deputy chair of the Assembly committee on Enterprise, Trade and Investment, has said that the Regulator’s report on Phoenix Gas is a damning indictment of the management of the natural gas industry in Northern Ireland. Mr Neeson said: “As one of the strongest supporters of the development of the […]
Alliance Party Justice and Human Rights Spokesperson, Stephen Farry, has welcomed the publication by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission of a Progress Report on the Bill of Rights for Northern Ireland. Dr Farry stated: “I am pleased that the Commission have taken a further step towards producing their final advice on a Bill of […]
ALLIANCE Party Council Candidate Elena Aceves-Cully has said that people in Northern Ireland are facing high water charges that are simply unheard of in other parts of the European Union. Mrs Aceves-Cully, who is originally from Spain, is standing for Larne Council. She said: “It is unfair to say that Northern Ireland has never been […]
Following the conviction of a Newtownabbey DUP councillor and DPP member for harassing a colleague over his sexuality, Newtownabbey councillor Lynn Frazer said: “Homophobic behaviour is juvenile, wrong and never acceptable, no matter what the circumstances. To some it may seem like a joke, but to the victim it is a very serious matter. To […]