Posted on December 19, 2007 by Editor
By Bob Wilson - What’s the difference between the Conservative Party and the local parties on Corporation Tax?
They all apparently want lower corporation tax but the crucial difference is that while the DUP, UUP, SDLP and Sinn Fein can whine all they like about Gordon Brown and Sir David Varney - only the Conservatives have [...]
Filed under: DUP, Economy, George Osborne, SDLP, Sir David Varney, Taxation, UUP | Tagged: Conservatives, Corporation Tax, George Osborne, Northern Ireland, Sir David Varney | No Comments »
Posted on September 23, 2007 by Editor
Sometimes those who seem like your best friends can turn out to be your worst enemies. Increasingly this looks to be the case with the so-called unionist parties in Northern Ireland. While no-one doubts the genuine love of, and commitment to, the Union shown by DUP and UUP voters the action of the leadership of [...]
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Posted on September 18, 2007 by Editor
Conservatives welcome Fianna Fail moves to organise in NI…
The Conservatives have reacted to the announcement yesterday that Fianna Fail, the Irish political Party, will be organising and contesting elections in Northern Ireland.
“Conservatives are not surprised by Fianna Fail moves to organise in NI,” said Julian Robertson, Vice Chairman of the Conservatives in Northern Ireland.
He continued, [...]
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Posted on April 18, 2007 by Editor
David Shiels, writing in tonight’s Belfast Telegraph, suggests that it’s time for the UUP to join the Tories. We’d be delighted to welcome them. Here’s an extract…
But it is now, ironically, David Trimble who has shown a possible way forward for the UUP: they could join the Tories. The two parties, after all, are agreed on all [...]
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Posted on March 12, 2007 by Editor
The Conservatives today called on the SDLP, UUP and Alliance to join forces to provide an effective opposition voice to a Sinn Fein/DUP coalition at Stormont should devolution be restored.
According to Jeffrey Peel of the Conservatives, “the results of this election show that many people voted simply to keep the other lot out. The media [...]
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Posted on February 22, 2007 by Editor
Our web site poll shows that nearly two thirds of respondents think that local political parties have no influence over how we are governed. And, remarkably, respondents come from all backgrounds - over 20% voted for Sinn Fein or SDLP last time; 20% for DUP; 38% Ulster Unionist and 16% Alliance. A whopping 83% of [...]
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