Policing and Justice
By Jamie Bryson The PSNI report is an extraordinary effort to take two tier policing to a new level. This report puts into writing the core ethos of the PSNI, which is plainly- as an overriding objective- to secure, and maintain, the support of the nationalist community. In this context, as a collateral purpose the […]
By Jamie Bryson Policing was conceived in the womb of political appeasement. The organisation came into being based on the proposition that the RUC had to be disbanded, because it commanded no support from the nationalist community. And thus, a police service was created with a core objective of winning nationalist support. All things, including […]
By Jamie Bryson @JamieBrysonCPNI The FOI request reveals that in its four years of existence, the Paramilitary Crime Task Force has not issued a single statement with the word ‘IRA’ or ‘PIRA’. This stands in stark contrast to 62 statements in relation to loyalists. Despite not being asked to do so, the FOI response sought […]
By Jamie Bryson The initial quarantine regulations were laid on 5 June 2020 and came into force on 8 June. Their long title is The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (‘the regulations’). They can be found HERE The obligations on persons arriving in Northern Ireland from a country on the quarantine […]
You can download the full report UVPS- From Warfare to Lawfare- Response to IRC Report “Notwithstanding the ‘design fault’ within the Fresh Start process, it is important to note that loyalist organisations do not get the credit deserved for the manner in which the respective groups have been held together in a cohesive manner. There […]
By Jamie Bryson The independent report by Johnathan Baume, which looks at the actions of the Charity Commission and the Department of Communities, was commissioned by former head of the civil service, David Sterling. A RUC Widow, whose husband was disabled in the line of duty by an IRA terror attack, was sent a threatening […]
Statement by Lower North Belfast Concerned Residents In the recent week’s residents living in the communities that border the Grove Playing Fields have been subjected to recurrent spates of sectarian abuse which has conveniently been downplayed by those who seek to disregard this. There have been several false accusations made by several Social Media […]
The office of the Attorney General for Northern Ireland has written to the Parades Commission informing them they must consider the application put in by Dervock Young Defenders Flute Band. The Commission has unlawfully rejected a number of applications for small parades. In a letter dated 11 June the Office of the Attorney General informed […]
O’Muilleoir is pictured above posing happily with Daniel Serban, who in 2019 was convicted of sending “menacing” online communications as part of a PSNI probe- sparked by Unionist Voice revelations- into the intimidation and exploitation of vulnerable female members of the Roma community in south Belfast. Sinn Fein- the DUP’s partners- stood by O’Muilleoir and […]
The publication of the Independent Reporting Commission report highlights a clear political basis and desire to steer clear of any mention of the IRA. Unionist Voice Policy Studies (UVPS) submitted an extensive report to the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee organised crime inquiry, which highlighted a number of key issues; • How the Paramilitary Crime Task […]