Alliance Party Leader, Sean Neeson, has argued that in order to secure the Agreement, it is vital that Unionists and Nationalists move beyond treating the policing debate as a zero-sum game, and suggested a package of steps that are not mutually exclusive as the basis for progress. Sean Neeson said: “Much of the current crisis […]
Unionist politicians are often rightly criticised for their negativity, their lack of positive alternatives and at times their downright sectarianism. As a former Belfast city councillor, I remember being sickened by the way in which unionists often demanded the death penalty or internment after republican murders, but had a dramatically less hostile response to UVF/UFF […]
Alliance Equality Spokesperson Eileen Bell has welcomed Human Rights Day when the European Convention on Human Rights is finally incorporated into UK Domestic Law. Eileen Bell said: “Today is a landmark for the protection of human tights in this country. At last, people will e able to have their individual human rights upheld within domestic […]
Alliance Party Leader and East Antrim MLA Seán Neeson strongly condemns Sunday’s booby trap bomb incident at Magheramorne as a blatant attempt at mass murder which was motivated by bitter sectarian hatred. Seán Neeson says: “There are some who want to pull the heart out of Larne and are determined to divisions within the community. […]
Alderman Sean Neeson is calling on all five councillors for the Castle area to work together as a team to ensure that a new community centre for Sunnylands. Sean Neeson says: “The five of us worked together as a team for the development of the Oakfield Centre. As all of us have close associations with […]
“Alliance Party Leader Sean Neeson has described today’s job losses at Harland & Wolff as a hammer blow for the workforce and a hammer blow for shipbuilding in the United Kingdom.” Mr Neeson says: “It is imperative that the remaining workforce is kept on on a long term basis in order to retain the necessary […]
In the Assembly this week, David Ford MLA for South Antrim, asked the First Minister what progress NI Departments were making to reach UK targets of 25% of services delivered electronically. After the First Minister indicated that NI was likely to exceed the 25% target, David Ford asked whether there were any proposals for pilot […]
David Ford MLA for South Antrim, has given a cautious welcome to the Railway Task Force Report published last week, but said “it was only the first step towards a quality public transport system for N.I. David Ford said: “I welcome the publication of the Task Force report, since it gives clear indication of the […]
Alliance Party leader Sean Neeson will tonight address the fringe meeting of the Liberal Democrats Conference – Bournemouth to introduce the ‘Centre Forward’ document which Alliance launched last week and to give an update on current events in Northern Ireland. Sean Neeson will say:- “The main argument that we are presenting to the Liberal Democrats […]
David Ford, Alliance candidate for the South Antrim By election, has claimed that his use of the World Wide Web is a first for an election campaign in Northern Ireland. David Ford said ” For some months I have had my own personal website, which gives info about my work in the Assembly, the Council […]