Executive should spell out the true cost of welfare - Brotherston 18th December 2013 The Stormont Executive should specify which public services it intends to cut, when it breaks ‘parity’ with the welfare system in the rest of the UK, next month... Local News
Council 'opt outs' on flags 'pointless' 17th December 2013 The NI Conservatives’ co-chair has described any suggestion that councils could ‘opt out’ of protocols around flags as ‘pretty pointless’. Trevor Ringland was... Local News
Deplorable attack targetting whole community 16th December 2013 The explosion in the Cathedral Quarter of Belfast on Friday evening was ‘a deplorable attack which targeted the whole community’, according to NI Conservatives’... Local News
Wage gap between public and private sectors must be addressed 13th December 2013 The gap between public sector and private sector wages is “damaging the economy in Northern Ireland”, according to NI Conservatives’ spokesman, Mark Brotherston... Local News
Sinn Féin 'missing the point' on Mandela - Ringland 11th December 2013 Sinn Féin representatives are “trying to hijack the memory of Nelson Mandela”, while “completely missing the point” of the story of his life, according to NI... Local News
Tory led government gives older people the best possible deal - McBride 10th December 2013 NI Conservatives’ spokesman, Brian McBride, has “set the record straight” about universal benefits for older people, after Age Sector Platform launched a... Local News
Mandela cared deeply and changed things for the better 6th December 2013 NI Conservatives’ co-chair, Trevor Ringland, has paid tribute to the former South African President, Nelson Mandela. Local News
Chancellor delivers good news on the Northern Ireland economy - Brotherston 5th December 2013 The Conservative led government is “helping hard-working people, taking responsible decisions for the long-term benefit of our country and ensuring continued... Local News
Sinn Féin dogma on education fails pupils - Brotherston 4th December 2013 Stormont education minister, John O’Dowd, should start “taking responsibility for Northern Ireland’s disappointing performance in global schools rankings”... Local News