Alliance Carrickfergus Councillor, Noel Williams, has expressed his opposition to a proposal to place a ban on the sale of Poppies at Queen’s University. A motion on the proposal will be debated at the Student Council on Wednesday night. Cllr Williams is a former Royal Air Force Wing Commander. Cllr Noel Williams said: “As a […]
East Belfast Alliance Councillor Máire Hendron has said a meeting between concerned parties to discuss how to tackle racism in Belfast is “an important step” in stopping the recent growth in hate crimes across the local area. Councillor Hendron was speaking following the meeting at Belfast City Hall today (Tuesday) between political representatives, community groups […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA, Judith Cochrane, has highlighted problems in pre-school provision during an adjournment debate she proposed at the Assembly on Tuesday afternoon. Judith Cochrane MLA said: “Pre-school provision in East Belfast and right across Northern Ireland is a topic that causes much frustration. We hear about the problems parents face at the school […]
Alliance East Belfast MP Naomi Long has said urgent action needs to be taken to combat a recent upsurge in racist attacks in the area. She was speaking after a window of the home of a Polish family in Templemore Avenue was smashed late on Monday night. A car parked outside the property was also […]
Alliance European candidate, Anna Lo MLA, has helped launch the Alliance European manifesto at the MAC, Belfast. Speaking at the launch at the MAC, Belfast, Anna Lo MLA said: “Alliance remains whole-heartedly pro-European. We are ambitious and positive for the role that the European Union can play in Northern Ireland and the role that an […]
Alliance Belfast Council candidate, Cllr Andrew Webb, has helped launch the Alliance Party’s Local Government manifesto. Speaking at the launch at the MAC, Belfast, Cllr Andrew Webb said: “Local Government in Northern Ireland is changing. Not only will there be fewer councils, but they will have much more responsibility. This will mean that, more than […]
Alliance Leader David Ford MLA, has launched his party’s European and Local Government manifestos at the MAC in Belfast, declaring that the documents outline the Alliance Party’s vision of a society for everyone. Links to our manifestos – European manifesto – Local Government manifesto David Ford MLA said: “Whether it’s in the new Councils, or […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA Anna Lo has condemned attacks on three Polish families. Homes on Roslyn Street were daubed with graffiti saying ‘locals only’ in the latest spate of hate crimes in the area. Anna Lo MLA – the Alliance Party’s European candidate – said: “I absolutely condemn these attacks. Everyone has a right to […]
Alliance Councillor Michael Long has expressed disappointment after the Secretary of State declined calls for an independent review into the deaths of 12 people in the 1978 La Mon Hotel bombing. In registering his disappointment, the local Councillor joins his Party colleague Trevor Lunn MLA who also expressed regret over the Secretary of State’s decision […]
Alliance MP Naomi Long has called for a renewed focus on the right to global religious freedom, saying that it had an “irrevocable link with a more progressive approach” to other human rights and civil liberties. East Belfast MP Mrs Long was speaking ahead of a half-day debate she brought to the House of Commons […]