By admin on March 7, 2019
Community, News, Policing & Justice, Politics
The tax payer has been subjected to a relentless media campaign of adverts and press releases about tackling paramilitarism. Most people probably thought this was all about tackling organised crime, helping victims and making communities safer. The tackling paramilitarism programme originated in the Fresh Start agreement of November 2015 where it set out the Executive’s […]
By admin on March 6, 2019
Editorial, Legacy, News, Policing & Justice, Politics
By Jamie Bryson That many moderate unionists, and those who never lived through the conflict, will have cheered Karen Bradley’s comments to the rafters is an indication of just how frustrated and angry the broad cross-generational spectrum of the Protestant, Unionist and Loyalist community have become at the one-sided legacy narrative. The comments, which were […]
By admin on February 20, 2019
Legacy, News, Policing & Justice
John Gibson, was shot dead in the driveway of his Carnvue Road home by the IRA on Thursday 21st October 1993. Only hours earlier he had learned of an award for his voluntary work for the British Diabetic Association. His son, Peter, is still fighting for justice for his father. He started by outlining for […]
By admin on February 19, 2019
Legacy, News, Policing & Justice, Politics
By Jamie Bryson It should come as no shock to see Sinn Fein seeking to dictate who should be the next Chief Constable. Think of the insanity of it all, an elected representative from a foreign jurisdiction issuing orders on who the next Chief Constable should be. As if that is not perverse enough, standing […]
By admin on February 12, 2019
Legacy, News, Policing & Justice
Today the Newsletter exposes the unsubstantiated allegations made by the ‘mystery witness’ that breathed fresh life into the ‘collusion’ allegations around the Loughinisland massacre. It is revealed that the mystery witness approached Clare Rogan, the widow of innocent victim Adrian Rogan and mother of Sinn Fein MLA Emma Rogan, and outlined her allegations. After this […]
By admin on February 11, 2019
Legacy, News, Policing & Justice
Today marks the first of a five day series of articles being carried by the Newsletter which seeks to challenge the prevailing ‘collusion’ narrative and myths promoted by nationalist legacy activists. Unionist Voice has been campaigning against the Loughinisland ‘collusion’ narrative since 2017 and was at the forefront of challenging the ‘No Stone Unturned’ documentary, […]
By admin on February 10, 2019
Editorial, Legacy, News, Opinions, Policing & Justice
By Jamie Bryson @JamieBrysonCPNI This weekend marks 30 years since the killing of republican solicitor Pat Finucane by the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF) in Belfast, who said in a statement at the time that they had not killed Pat Finucane the solicitor but “Pat Finucane, the IRA officer”. It cannot be disputed that Finucane came […]
By admin on January 21, 2019
News, Policing & Justice, Politics
By Jamie Bryson This week Belfast High Court will rule on an application by lawyers acting for Michael Stone seeking certification of an appeal to the Supreme Court. This follows last week’s decision by the Divisional Court, with Mr Justice McCloskey and Mr Justice Colton sitting, to rule that Michael Stone must remain in prison […]
By admin on January 14, 2019
Editorial, News, Policing & Justice
By Jamie Bryson The upcoming Judicial Review (JR) I have brought before the High Court raises important issues around the exercise of police powers and the issue of journalistic material being seized beyond the scope of warrants. It will, naturally, affect me as the applicant- but more importantly it will have ramifications for a wide […]
By admin on November 8, 2018
Community, News, Policing & Justice
A leaked document obtained by Unionist Voice shows that the PSNI sought to obtain a simple undertaking from the republican Felons club not to advertise on social media, in exchange for dropping any objections to their clubs registration. A social club has to be registered in line with the Registration of Clubs Order 1996. This […]
