Posted on July 3, 2008 by Editor
‘In support of Tim Collins’
Writing in today’s Daily Telegraph former British Army Colonel Tim Collins makes a strong case as to why the detention of terrorist suspects for up to 42 days plays into the hands of our enemies.
Based on his first hand military experience in both Northern Ireland and Iraq Colonel Collins is, unlike [...]
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Posted on April 10, 2008 by Editor
On the tenth anniversary of the Belfast Agreement, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Owen Paterson has applauded the agreement for allowing opponents to work together and bringing real progress to the province.
In a detailed critique of the agreement’s impact, Owen Paterson has gone further and called on the system of designation to be [...]
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Posted on October 9, 2007 by Editor
At Party Conference last week this video was used prior to David Cameron’s speech. We reckon it was a pretty good scene-setter. The Conservative Party is about New Politics right across the UK…not just Northern Ireland
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Posted on September 30, 2007 by Editor
Owen Paterson MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, speaking today (Sunday) at Party Conference in Blackpool stated that he wanted Northern Ireland to be brought into the political mainstream. He indicated that he wanted more women to be involved in politics in Northern Ireland. He also made clear that for Northern Ireland to move [...]
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Posted on May 9, 2007 by Editor
Responding to Peter Hain’s House of Commons statement on the restoration of devolved government to Northern Ireland, Shadow Secretary of State, David Lidington, said:
“I thank the Secretary of State for his statement and for sight of it in advance.
“I am happy to associate myself with the Secretary of State’s words about all those whose efforts [...]
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Posted on April 20, 2007 by Editor
Commenting on reports that the NHS is looking at options for thousands of doctors who are at risk of not getting a training post through the Medical Training Application Service (MTAS), Dr Jo Hilborne, chairman of the BMA Junior Doctors Committee, says:
“It’s extremely worrying that NHS managers do not know how many posts are available [...]
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Posted on March 23, 2007 by Editor
Shadow Chancellor George Osborne visited Northern Ireland today and spoke to the Federation of Small Business - as well as local business leaders. Mr Osborne took time to visit Delta Print & Packaging - a West Belfast based company that produces environmentally friendly printed cartons for the food, pharmaceutical and other industries.
Commenting on his [...]
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Posted on March 23, 2007 by Editor
The following statement was posted on ConservativesNI.com today and is indicative of the thinking of supporters of local political Parties. For that reason a response might be appropriate.
“The Democratic Unionists are doing what they believe to be best for Northern Ireland. Someone has to fight our corner. That is why the Conservatives will never come [...]
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Posted on March 19, 2007 by Editor
“People in Northern Ireland continue to feel the effects of Gordon Brown’s relentless tax rises – but the local political parties are powerless to stop them.” This was the message from Neil Johnston, of the Conservatives following the revelation by the Party that its analysis of official Treasury documents shows that Gordon Brown has introduced [...]
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Posted on March 17, 2007 by Editor
The Conservatives fought the Assembly elections on the basis that we are supportive of devolution. However, we’re not naive. Devolution is no panacea. The “main” political Parties - the DUP and Sinn Fein - represent polarised constitutional positions and have diametrically opposed positions on a number of issues. We made clear that we would present an opposition [...]
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