What has Changed in the GAA in Four Months?

Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “Peter Robinson’s address to the GAA last night illustrates just how far the DUP have departed from many ordinary Unionists. I think Jim Wells was probably more in tune with the mood on the ground when, in September 2010, he said...

Claudy

Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:- “Considering the Police Ombudsman made a finding of state and church cover-up in relation to the notorious Claudy bombing, it is astounding and utterly unacceptable that the police investigation has been abandoned....

Speaker Rejects Matter of the Day on Shankill Bomber Commemoration

Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “I am disappointed that the Speaker today refused my request to raise the proposed public celebration of the Shankill bomber, Thomas Begley, as a matter of the day. The plan of Republicans to commemorate this multiple murderer has...

Republican celebration of mass murder obscene

Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “News that a plaque is to unveiled to commemorate Shankill bomber Thomas Begley will disgust people across Northern Ireland. Once again the innocent victims of IRA terrorism are being insulted by Republican insensitivity....

SEUPB Decision on Maze Welcomed

Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “Ever since Peter Robinson was forced into his U-Turn on the Maze Conflict Centre I have consistently made the argument that the EU funding earmarked for the project should be redistributed to deserving projects as soon as...

Allister slams O’Dowd’s agenda to close rural schools

TUV Leader Jim Allister has hit out at the threat to rural primary schools posed by John O’Dowd’s review of the Common Funding Formula and, in particular, his plan to withdraw the Small Schools Subsidy. In a statement Jim Allister said:- “The...

Allister Tables Motion on Victims’ Commissioner

TUV leader Jim Allister has tabled a motion in the Assembly calling on the Victims’ Commissioner to consider her position after she avoided giving a straight answer when asked if the IRA and UVF were terrorists. Commenting TUV leader Jim Allister said: “In...

Commission Decision Defies Logic

Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “Today’s determination by the Parades Commission defies logic. The parade on the morning of the 12th July passed off without incident. Why shouldn’t the Lodges be allowed to return home at a similar time? “Additionally, the...