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By Jamie Bryson @JamieBrysonCPNI A fundamental question arises within the imposition of the Protocol vis-à-vis section 1 (1) of the 1998 Act. It can be summarised as this; does the protection within section 1 (1) of the Northern Ireland Act in relation to the constitutional status of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom apply to […]
By Doug Beattie MC MLA There will be many who will criticise me for writing in Unionist Voice. Yet I think we need more engagement, not less and a deliberate policy of exclusion from engagement helps nobody. It places a firewall between the electorate and the politicians and to how we truly understand individual and […]
Unionist Voice Policy Studies is an independent grassroots think-tank addressing issues relevant to the Unionist and Loyalist community. The group has provided numerous written submissions and oral evidence to statutory bodies and Parliamentary Inquiries. You can now download the Report on the NI Protocol- UVPS- Northern Ireland Protocol Report 7 June 2021 The newly released […]
By Lucy, a 19 year old loyalist ……………………… Let’s hope the political representatives in attendance today paid attention to the words of a 19 year old female Loyalist wise beyond her years. As someone who was born after the Belfast Agreement in 1998, I have been dismayed by the dismissive and condescending attitude shown recently […]
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By Jamie Bryson @JamieBrysonCPNI DUP MP Ian Paisley has said the British Government urgently need to take unilateral steps to remove the Northern Ireland Protocol. In an exclusive interview with Unionist Voice the North Antrim MP said: “Everyone I speak to, from all backgrounds, has voiced Protocol opposition to me daily. The only people clinging […]
By Jamie Bryson @JamieBrysonCPNI It was somewhat ironic that Peter Robinson’s pitch for unity amongst the DUP was contained within an article plainly designed as a full frontal assault on the new leader of the DUP, and those around him. Lamenting the removal of Arlene Foster as leader- which was overwhelmingly the desire of not […]
By Jamie Bryson @JamieBrysonCPNI There has been a worrying narrative developing in relation to the NI Protocol (‘NIP’), namely that it would be acceptable for it to be ‘amended’ or ‘changed’. This is to either completely misunderstand or deliberately ignore the fundamental core of the NIP. The NIP has two distinct issues. There is the […]
By Jamie Bryson It is trite to point out that the DUP MLAs and MPs will select the new leader. As such 18 votes is all that is required for either Edwin Poots or Sir Jeffrey Donaldson to attain the leadership of the party. However, each DUP MLA and MP who casts a vote does […]
By Jamie Bryson There has been some confused analysis that this somehow related to a vote on gay conversion therapy. This is simply untrue. The ideological coup within the DUP has been afoot since the shameful New Decade, New Approach deal with a letter of no confidence in draft form and circulated amongst some members […]