Statement by TUV spokesperson John Brennan: “The comments attributed to an anonymous DUP source this morning that an Irish Language Act will be “off the table” while the Protocol remains are a red herring. “There should be no question of
Commenting on a recent response to a written question tabled months ago Jim Allister said: “Three and a half months ago, on 25th February 2020, I asked the Executive Office for a breakdown of the costs of the Office of
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “In topical questions to the Health Minister today I established that the £11 million per year cost of the proposed Irish language legislation and related provision could employ no fewer that 275 band five
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:- “It is not without significance that on the day Sinn Fein is being turbo-triumphant in Dublin, the DUP in Stormont joins with Sinn Fein to announce that the sole legislation agreed to be introduced
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:- “With the Executive parties having spectacularly bungled the pre-agreement negotiations, by failing to nail down the money issue, it would be absurd to squander still scarce resources on vanity projects like needless Irish language
Analysis by Jim Allister QC MLA: It is the precise wording of the legislation that matters. The very first clause (78F) confirms the purpose is to give “official recognition of the status of the Irish language”. So, no one can
Article for News Letter by Jim Allister QC MLA . With renewed talks and attendant expectation of the paying of the Sinn Fein ransom on the Irish language, it is timely to revisit the terms of the postulated DUP/Sinn Fein
TUV leader Jim Allister has again warned of the dangers inherent in Irish language legislation, whether it is packaged as an add on to existing legislation or bundled with an unnecessary Ulster Scot figleaf. Mr Allister said: “The core demands
Statement by TUV MLA Jim Allister: “Moves in Queen’s Student Union and the University proper to see the introduction of Irish language signs should concern all who value a learning environment which is welcoming to all. “In the late 1990s
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “The comments of Janet Muller of Pobal today should leave Unionists in no doubt about the agenda behind an Irish Language Act. She is quoted on the BBC today as saying: “There will be
