Unionist Voice Editorial
By Jamie Bryson @JamieBrysonCPNI There will be two terms repeatedly used in this article. One is peace and the other is the process. It is necessary to particularise both at the outset. Peace, in my view, is an absence of violence. Those committed to peace are committed to pursuing their political objectives, or continuing ‘conflict’, […]
By Jamie Bryson @JamieBrysonCPNI This week the online trolling account ‘LAD’ disappeared. It came after one of its founders, John-Paul Whearty, took to social media to complain about being held accountable for the actions of the page. It was all a little bit like wallowing in self-pity and expressing sorrow because his actions had caught […]
By Jamie Bryson The PSNI response is being coordinated by ACC Alan Todd, who appears to consistently find himself down a rabbit hole on contentious issues. Despite being alerted to the fact the PSNI’s interpretation of the regulations were entirely wrong and had no basis in law, ACC Todd refused to listen and instead ploughed […]
Editor@UnionistVoice.com @JamieBrysonCPNI Let me preface this article by making clear that I support the necessary regulations put in place as part of our collective effort to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. We all need to collectively do what we can to save lives and help the NHS. All sensible and reasonable people are onboard with that […]
Editor@UnionistVoice.com @JamieBrysonCPNI We find ourselves in an unprecedented crisis, in response to which there has been an unprecedented infringement upon civil liberties. Democracy and our freedoms have all but been suspended in favour of a de-facto police-state, designed temporarily for the perfectly legitimate aim of serving the greater public good by slowing the transmission of […]
@JamieBrysonCPNI Editor@UnionistVoice.com This outlet, as you may guess by the title, is a partisan publication which exists to provide a voice and platform to the unionist community. However, during times such as the crisis we face, our partisan differences fade into insignificance, therefore if there are issues to be raised or highlighted that affect any […]
Editor@Unionistvoice.com @JamieBrysonCPNI I will start this piece by setting out my position clearly, given there will be those who would seek to misrepresent my point for their own agenda. I oppose all crime, and I support the pursuit of criminal activity wherever it takes place. However, I want the pursuit of crime to be equal […]
Editor@Unionistvoice.com @JamieBrysonCPNI On the 19th February the Court of Appeal, upholding an earlier decision of the lower court, delivered one of the most scathing judgements rendered in recent times. The Northern Ireland Charity Commission was found to have been unlawfully delegating their decision making to members of staff. This had allowed an environment to thrive […]
For over 8 years I have been subjected to relentless abuse, trolling and targeted harassment. Some of this has been in the form of random individuals hurling the most vile abuse imaginable, other times it has been part of a clearly orchestrated campaign to spread malicious rumours- which the perpetrators hope will take on the […]
Editor@UnionistVoice.com @JamieBrysonCPNI Let me begin this piece by drawing attention to the fact that whilst the recent Matthews IPSO judgement is significant, not only due to the precedent set but also the scathing conclusion of the panel, at the heart of all of this is a grieving family who were subjected to perhaps the most […]