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As an independent and constitutional unionist, I like to think that I approach issues from the perspective of practical governance that works for everyone in Northern Ireland. My unionism is not abstract ideals or rigid ideology. It is about ensuring that Northern Ireland remains a prosperous, stable and equal part of…
He is nearly in danger of convincing me to vote for this. On the arguments that he has made against the EU based on its support for Israel, we know what People Before Profit stands for. It is against globalisation and all these elitist corporates that rule the world. On that basis, will Gerry Carroll join the DUP in…
The reason why you hear about things such as pet food is because that is the business of the issue. That is what the Democratic Scrutiny Committee is having to look at and deal with weekly. Those are the issues that this throws up. I thought that maybe, as a fellow Brexiteer, you would want to see the full realisation…
Third time lucky. Thank you, Mr Speaker. Just like yesterday, everything that I say is connected to the issue that we are discussing this evening. I found it almost — almost — humorous hearing some unionists talking about minority rights and being trampled on during the debate. You could not really make that up. How…
Mr Speaker, I draw your attention to Standing Order 65, which states: "1) The Speaker may, if any member - (a) wilfully assaults, molests, obstructs or acts in a disorderly manner towards the Speaker or any other member". Tonight, the Alliance Party and those of us who do not designate as nationalist or unionist have…
I am interested in a particular word that you used. You said that your rights had been "trampled", but surely, both yesterday and today, the Lord Chief Justice upheld the decision to allow the House to take part in a democratic vote. How have your rights been trampled when the highest court in Northern Ireland has…
I will walk through a Lobby tonight on the basis of what I believe and stand for. You are no more the DUP's little helper than I am anybody else's little helper. The Member would do well to extend to other people the courtesy that he would expect to be extended to him. I find it outrageous that I have been accused of…
It is correct, of course, that Members are entitled to hold their own opinions, but are they entitled to state on the record things that are counterfactual?
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. Is it in order for Mr Gaston to refer to the Alliance Party as "nationalist" and "republican" when it is clear that we designate in the Assembly as "United Community"?
I thank the Member for giving way. In the previous mandate, I worked closely with his colleague Mr Allister on the Assembly and Executive Review Committee, on which, as other Members will be able to attest, Mr Allister and I were the only members who agreed that getting rid of designations would be progress for this…
I appreciate Mr Gaston's giving way again. In particular when he read out the correspondence that he had received, he majored on what he saw as the anomalous and democratic deficit situation around people not having a say in the European Parliament. There is, of course, an answer, which is Northern Ireland having…