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Stormont Snippets Stormont Snippets Delivering Accountability Brexit—The Rebirth of the United Kingdom Autumn 2016 Issue 34 economies in the world and above all a trading nation, we could not even make a trade deal with another country, because only Brussels could do that. This has hugely inhibited our growth but with Brexit we can put that right. “It is utter nonsense to be told that we couldn’t live without Brussels subsidies. It is our own money that we are getting back, but only some of it because we are Cllr Timothy Gaston and Jim Allister MLA with Dan Hannan MEP net contributors. Outside the EU we will have that £20 June 23rd 2016—remember back control, breaking the billion per year to spend on the date as it will go down destructive shackles of the our own people. Inside this issue: as an historic day in the EU and setting our nation on “Liberated, we now have history of our great nation. the path to liberty and the opportunity for the prosperity. rebirth of our nation. Only 1 Conviction 2 TUV played an important for Fuel Laundering part in Northern Ireland, “The net cost of EU Concluding, Jim Allister said: and Party Leader Jim Allister membership to the UK is MLA has been a powerful over £1m every hour. It is “I congratulate all who Adams Allegations 2 advocate of Euroscepticism. vital that this ends and that made this victory possible Demand Police means leaving the Single by withstanding the Jim Allister had this to say: Probe Market. This is £20 billion scaremongering of the “23rd June 2016 will go which would be far better Europhiles and voting Leave. NAMA ‘due 3 down as one of the high spent on our own people, I am particularly proud of diligence’ Ditched points in our nation’s our own farmers, rather North Antrim, which led the by DUP momentous history. The than the inefficient farmers way in Northern Ireland with the highest leave vote PSNI Rural Crime 3 people, the ordinary people, of Italy and Greece. of this great nation took in the Province.” Unit a Necessity “Though one of the biggest Marlene’s abuse of 3 TUV Welcomes Call for Transparency of Party Funding Power Commenting on a report the United Kingdom. As the particularly important in a from Transparency report notes the current small place like Northern Ministers Asleep at 4 International UK on “how setup results in to a Ireland. the wheel big money undermines trust situation where “opacity in politics” Jim Allister said: poses a corruption risk and “The whole Red Sky saga should be removed at the raised serious questions Sinn Fein Rip-Off 4 “It is telling that a report earliest possible about the relationship Tax Payers looking at political funding opportunity.” between wealthy business across the UK focuses so and the political class which much on Northern Ireland. “TUV has long advocated have never been properly There is no reason why our such a change. Openness addressed and never can be Province cannot be brought about funding will increase unless there is a great deal into line with the public confidence in more transparency.” arrangements in the rest of government and is 56 Offences for Fuel Laundering—Only 1 Conviction It has been revealed that used to be called “bandit coun- there has been only 1 try” but it could be called “blind “Statistics which I have conviction for fuel laundering, -eye country” because it is in- obtained from the Justice even though 56 offences have conceivable that, with the in- Minister on fuel laundering been committed. TUV Party dustrial scale of fuel smuggling cases since 2011 show this to Leader Jim Allister MLA and laundering that has be clearly the case. “@JimAllister gets to comments: been going on in south Armagh, the parts of the investi- it is beyond the authorities “There have been 56 gation no one seems to “It is well known that fuel to bring to justice those who convictions of offences since have the control and laundering is a major source have been perpetrating this 2011 but only one has insight for. Some probing of income for paramilitary criminality for years. resulted in a custodial questions on organisations with the issue sentence.” #BrysonGate.” being highlighted in the “If a farmer, in his single farm Mick Fealty recent report produced by payment claim, gets something Jim Allister concluded: Political Commentator the Panel on Paramilitaries. It wrong about a field boundary, Slugger O’Toole has long been the suspicion the satellites will catch him out. “We need stern, severe of many that because of this But you can run riot with fuel sentencing guidelines and a nexus between proscribed laundering and no one sees, no willingness to deal through organisations and the one hears and no one is deterrent sentences with problem of fuel laundering brought to meaningful justice. those brought before the there has been a tendency on How many times have we courts. the part of the authorities to heard of seizures and of “Fair play @JimAllister be unduly lenient or worse nobody being there? “This is a scandal and the asking Jennifer McCann still turn a blind eye to the more it goes on the more ‘Is the member a fit per- problem. “But it is even worse than that. one is confirmed in the view son to be making this On the few occasions when that it is part of the motion (rape) given “It is no coincidence that people do appear before the pernicious arrangement that Mairia Cahill’s south Armagh is synonymous courts they are getting away attends to the peace disclosure.” with the scourge of fuel with a slap on the wrist! laundering. South Armagh Máiría Cahill Victims of Abuse Adams Allegations Demand Police Probe Campaigner Commenting on the “Last night’s edition of has been ample amount of allegations contained with Spotlight brought the evidence that Sinn Fein are the BBC Spotlight murder of Denis Donaldson not fit for democratic office: investigation into the back into the headlines and murder of Dennis reminded us of the “Less than a year ago we Donaldson, Jim Allister MLA inextricable link between were reminded that the IRA “@JimAllister asks said: Sinn Fein and the IRA. Army Council continues to @M_McGuiness_SF operate and that it is about Exec lacking “IRA murders have so “In light of the serious regarded as overseeing the credibility on frequently punctuated the allegations made in the whole Republican paramilitaries when SF so-called peace process that programme it is incumbent movement, including Sinn denies existence of IRA.” many of them slip from upon the Garda to interview Fein. public memory. While the Gerry Adams about the Mark Devenport IRA murders of Robert murder of Mr Donaldson. “These latest allegations BBC NI Political McCartney, Paul Quinn and should cause all Unionists to Correspondent Kevin McGuigan may have “There is also an onus on search their consciences been deemed newsworthy the BBC to hand over all about the morality of for a few days or even a few material which they maintaining Sinn Fein/IRA in weeks ultimately the possess relevant to the government. political process carried on investigation. The pursuit of regardless. justice in a murder “It is time to stand up to the investigation should trump vested interests that have “But every so often the all other concerns.” tried to keep the murky people of Northern Ireland reality of Sinn Fein out of are reminded of the ugly Concluding, Jim Allister the public limelight, because truth behind the facade of reminded those hearing it might embarrass those the “peace process”. these revelations that there who govern with them.” DUP Minister Ditched ‘Due Diligence’ in NAMA Nomination Jim Allister MLA continues diligence process followed in suggestions that political to probe the NAMA making these nominations. influence was at play from controversy: It is clear from the Answer Northern Ireland in respect there was no due diligence of NAMA’s affairs and the “The unorthodox and exercised. confirmation in this Answer questionable manner in of no due diligence, it is which the former Finance “There was no case made clear much remains to be Minister, Sammy Wilson, out for these nominations, investigated over NAMA. handled the nomination of or routine checks as to his friend, Frank Cushnahan, suitability. Instead, it seems, “I will, therefore, again raise and others, for service on the DUP minister prioritised these issues at this the NI NAMA Advisory the promotion of his friend afternoon’s Finance Alderman Stewart Committee is confirmed in above everything, including Committee, though the McDonald with Michael an Assembly Answer from due process. Little wonder it obvious non-aggression pact O’Neill and Steven Davis the current Finance ended it tears. between Sinn Fein and the Minister. DUP may see these parties “Following the Republic’s unite to block any further “I had asked about the due Audit Committee report and inquiry.” PSNI Rural Crime Unit a Necessity TUV Mid and East Antrim tackle the scourge of rural Province.” representative, Cllr Timothy crime -this was welcome Gaston, has taken the PSNI and provided an identifiable Cllr Timothy Gaston went on to task for their removal of PSNI presence dedicated to further to stress the necessity the rural crime unit: tackling this type of crime. of such a unit: “I am deeply shocked and “If we take the Ballymena “A Rural Crime Unit is a worried that the PSNI Chief area as an example we have necessity, not an expendable Constable has confirmed had rural police stations option, for tackling rural that there is no Rural Crime closed in Cullybackey, crime.
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