ALLIANCE Victims’ Spokesperson Eileen Bell has said that the Government must look again at whether it is doing enough to ensure the safety of prison officers. Mrs Bell said that there had been a number of attacks on serving and retired prison officers in North Down, where she served as an Assembly member. Condemning the […]
Condemning the murder of Ballyclare man John Allen, Eileen Bell, the party’s Victims Spokesperson, stated: “David Ervine was today questioning where we all go from here in another empty ‘feel my pain’ statement. The vast majority of people in Northern Ireland know where they want the PUP and their friends in the UVF to go. […]
East Antrim election candidate Stewart Dickson has said that Alliance will be going into the Comprehensive Review of the Agreement to end institutionalised sectarianism. Mr Dickson stated: “It is two years ago this week that three Alliance Assembly members temporarily redesignated in order to save the Agreement. The other parties have refused to deal with […]
ALLIANCE representative Seamus Close has said he warmly welcomes the announcement that the Government is likely to abandon the introduction of aggregates tax. Mr Close first raised the issue by way of a question to OFMDFM in January 2000, when he queried national fiscal policies as they applied to Northern Ireland. Mr Close stated: “I […]
Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson and North Down Candidate Stephen Farry has responded to claims by the DUP’s Sammy Wilson that Alliance has had a Damascus conversion on the use of recruitment quotas for the PSNI. Stephen Farry stated: “Alliance has opposed the use of 50:50 quotas since the day the Patten Recommendations were published. Clearly, […]
Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson, and North Down Candidate, Stephen Farry has responded to the call by the SDLP for ‘a crackdown on sectarianism’ by accusing them of missing the point that they actual contribute to sectarianism in Northern Ireland through the policies they pursue. Dr Farry stated: “The SDLP have focused exclusively on the symptoms […]
ALLIANCE Assembly candidate, Councillor Naomi Long, was joined by Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy MP recently to see how lifelong learning is helping improve the lives of people in East Belfast. Mr Kennedy visited the East Belfast Community Education Centre, Arches Centre, and was accompanied by Cllr Long, who sits on the management board, and […]
ALLIANCE candidate Kieran McCarthy has said that he will be fighting for jobs across the age spectrum in a new Assembly. Mr McCarthy said he will be lobbying for age-positive hiring programmes. Mr McCarthy stated: “Forcing older people to prematurely leave their employment robs the economy of decades of knowledge and expertise. Alliance will work […]
Northern Ireland is all too familiar with sectarian attacks against people and property; from common assault through to murder, from vandalism to arson attacks on homes, churches, schools, Orange Halls and GAA facilities. Over the past two years, the Alliance Party has been lobbying for the introduction of hate crime laws in Northern Ireland. A […]
ALLIANCE Assembly candidate, Councillor Naomi Long, will be joined by Liberal Democrat leader Charles Kennedy MP tomorrow (Wednesday) evening to see how lifelong learning is helping improve the lives of people in East Belfast. Mr Kennedy will be visiting the East Belfast Community Education Centre, Arches Centre, Westminster Avenue from 5.15-6pm, and will be accompanied […]