Lagan Valley Ulster Unionist Richard Price reflects on what fiscal devolution is in reality by highlighting recent fiscal measures passed in New Mexico. 5th April 2013 Observe the bold actions taken by Susanna Martinez's New Mexico administration yesterday in passing a bi-partisan package of p
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Ahead of a Young Unionist debate next Thursday evening (2nd August, 7pm Strandtown Hall) on the topic of “Devolution Max”, Young Unionist, UUP Member and NITory.com contributor Richard Price outlines 10 key reasons why fiscal devolution would be a good thing for Northern Ireland. In this firs
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Ulster Unionist Party Member and NITory.com contributor Richard Price wonders if Zeno of Elea has something to warn about continuing factionalism within political unionism in Northern Ireland. 6th January 2013 So the new year has seen “baby-faced loyalist” Jamie Bryson and “controversial
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Irwin Armstrong, NI Conservatives’ reception – Hyatt Hotel, Birmingham, 6pm Monday 8th October 2012 Progress Fellow Conservatives, friends, Secretary of State ...... welcome and thank you for attending. Special thanks to the FSB, our sponsors, who made this event possible. .... the pa
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Today much have been left dismayed by Prime Minister David Cameron's choice to do a U-Turn over compensations for victims of IRA terrorist attacks. Thankfully, Lord Tebbit a former Conservative Party chairman whose wife was left paralysed by the 1984 IRA bomb which targeted the Conservative Party c
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As Tory voters and members become more and more distanced from Cameron the question on many of their lips is, "Will Boris become Prime Minister?". With his approachable persona and straight talking manner I believe it's time to re-evaluate the Tory leadership. Boris Johnson is a man unafraid to te
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CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY EXTRACTS FROM SECRETARY OF STATE, OWEN PATERSON’S SPEECH TO THE NI CONSERVATIVES LAUNCH EVENT The Factory, MAC Belfast, Thursday 14th June 2012. Speaking at the launch of the Northern Ireland Conservative Party, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, the Rt
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We know from the contributions of Lord Feldman in the Northern Irish press that the Conservative party here is to be reconstituted as an autonomous entity. That means that it will be independent on devolved matters, that it will have its own nominating officer and so on. The date for their laun
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The captain of a cargo ship, who caused an accident on Belfast Lough while drunk, has been sentenced to one year in prison. From the BBC. The Queen is to visit Northern Ireland next month. The Belfast Telegraph says it's an ideal opportunity for Martin McGuinness to meet her. Liverpool hav
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Over on Conservative Home, Andrew Lilico asks "Does it matter if politicians can't empathise with us" ? While Andrew considers this from a Westminster perspective I think it has particular relevance to happenings in local politics this week.
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