Downey Judgment and the Rotten Skulduggery Behind the Peace Process

Commenting on the judgment in the case of John Downey Jim Allister said: “John Anthony Downey was accused of the most horrendous crimes. The Hyde Park bombing cost the lives of four people – Roy John Bright, Dennis Richard Anthony Daly, Simon Andrew Tipper and...

DARD minister continues to Fail Fishermen

Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:- “The plight of our fishermen is undeniable. Yet, Minister O’Neill continues to sit on her hands. Once more she is trying to hide behind EU rules. Bad as the EU undoubtedly is, it does allow de minimus payments of up...

Flags must go, but terror shrines can stay!

Statement by TUV Leader Jim Allister:- “The nigh hysterical chorus demanding the removing of flags from the Giro d’Italia route sets a recent reply from the DRD minister in an interesting context. “I asked Minister Kennedy: To ask the Minister for Regional...

Allister speaks out on remote sensing debacle

TUV leader Jim Allister has spoken out in the Assembly about the delay in Single Farm Payments to his farming constituents in the Portglenone area, whose area was chosen by DARD for remote sensing inspection. Speaking during the debate on the topic Mr Allister said:-...

Allister Questions Just What Shared Education Is

The following is a speech by Jim Allister during yesterday’s debate on shared education: “Shared education, from everything that I see and hear about it, is one of those fluffy buzzwords that is supposed to give you a warm glow and can really mean whatever you want it...

TUV Leader Presses Poots on Heath Crisis

Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “The revelations in recent days about what has being going on within the Health Service in Northern Ireland have shocked us all. “Let no one be in any doubt about it – were it not for the fact that BBC Spotlight screened a...

Up to Public to Lobby MLAs on Unjust Bag Tax

Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “On Thursday of last week I tabled amendments which were due to be debated today to remove paper bags from the ambit of the Carrier Bag Bill. “This morning the Environment Minister, Mark Durkin, declined to move the Consideration...