ALLIANCE PARTY Flashcards
(6 cards)
PROGRESSIVE POLICIES
Pro Equal Marriage and Pro LGBTQIA+ Attendance at Pride Belfast 2024
Deputy Leader Eoin Tennyson
Pro Abortion
Bradshaw in 2022 welcomed the commissioning of abortion services
Climate Change - 5 point plan for Lough Neagh
Promote relations with the European Union
Pro Integrated Education
Kellie Armstrong Integration Bill 2021-‘Setting the record straight’ on Immigration
STRONG LEADERSHIP
David Ford for 15 years (2001-2016)
First Justice Minister after the position was devolved to NI
Naomi Long leader since 2016 to currently
Use of strong social media campaigns
Deputy Leader - Eoin Teenyson
Sorcha Eastwood Leader of the Westminster delegation
NON DENOMINATIONAL
-NIs growing numbers of people who identified beyond nationalist-unionist divide
The party consistently portrayed itself as a bridge-builder.
‘Other’
- growth of centre
-Push out of UUP and SDLP
-UUP and SDLP has the same amount of seats in Stormont as Alliance combined
-Position of Justice Minister
SCANDAL OF OTHER PARTIES
DUP - RHI, Jeffrey Donaldson,Ian Pailsey Jr.
SF - Attendance at Bobby Storey Funeral
UUP - Doug Beattie tweets
Electorate fed up with other parties so may have turned to Alliance as an alternative.
FAILURES OF THE SDLP
AGREEMENTS
Involved in the GFA negotiations yet only had 5% of the vote of the time
More significant role in St. Andrews and Hillsborough Agreement
Justice Minister would be elected by a cross-community vote in the Assembly following a nomination by an MLA
