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• Our team of 7 MLAs, 31 Councillors and hundreds of volunteer activists are working across Northern Ireland to build a better society:

• we're working to build a society free of segregation, sectarianism and prejudice where everyone - Catholic or Protestant, black or white, local or immigrant, rich or poor, young or old - can live their live the way they want, free from fear

• we're working to build a society where we don't need to run cap in hand to Westminster to keep our public services working; one where we empower business to generate enough wealth to fund the services we all benefit from

we're working to create a sustainable society - where our beautiful environment is cherished, where we don't spend money we don't have and where the rights of individual are not smothered by the demands of the state and big institutions

Alliance believes that Northern Ireland should be the best place to live and work in Europe - we don't accept the second rate!

• We are a growing party - join us today!

• Alliance vindicated on the devastating cost of segregation - read the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister report.

Lunn praises efforts of police in averting Dumurry road disaster Fri 9th May 2008 Lagan Valley Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has praised the efforts of the police in stopping a car allegedly being driven erratically from Lisburn to Dunmurry this morning. Several police officers and a member of the public were injured in the incident.
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Lunn says independent selection tests will cause massive problems Fri 9th May 2008 Alliance Education spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has slammed the proposed independent 11-plus tests stating they will increase social exclusion and heap even more pressure on young people. A fortnight ago, more than 30 local grammar schools under the umbrella of the Association for Quality Education stated they would hold selection tests in maths and English across Northern Ireland.

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Lo says thugs who planted suspect devices will not stop progress Fri 9th May 2008 Alliance MLA Anna Lo has attacked the thugs who created suspect devices which were found in Northern Ireland over the past 24 hours saying they cannot destabilize peace and progress. Suspect devices have been found in Invest NI Headquarters in Belfast city centre and on the Newry - Portadown railway line.
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Bloomberg's comments on division are a wake-up call to Executive Thu 8th May 2008 Alliance Enterprise Spokesperson Seán Neeson MLA said that New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's speech is a wake-up call to the Executive to act to end segregation. Mayor Bloomberg said in his 'people don't want to live in a society defined by division' and stated that a united community is necessary to attract investors. He spoke in the Great Hall at Parliament Buildings today as part of the US Investment Conference.

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ITV phone-in quiz fine not big enough Thu 8th May 2008 Alliance Antrim Councillor Alan Lawther has stated that the £5.7 million fine imposed on ITV by OFCOM over phone-in quizzes is not big enough to send out a strong message against the type of programmes that generate massive amounts of money at the expense of the public. Cllr Lawther has campaigned locally with considerable success for a long time against these quizzes.

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Alliance hails Bombardier and Wombat investment boosts Thu 8th May 2008 Belfast Alliance Councillor Mervyn Jones has hailed news of the creation of 75 jobs locally by Wombat and the £70 million boost for Bombardier. He said that this news was even more significant given that fact that the US Investment Conference is taking place this week.
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Ford comments ahead of the first anniversary of the return of devolution Wed 7th May 2008 Alliance Leader David Ford has issued a statement on the eve of the first anniversary of the return of devolution to Stormont.
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McCarthy condemns petrol bombing of council owned-facilities Wed 7th May 2008 Ards Alliance Representative Kieran McCarthy MLA has condemned those who threw petrol bombs at changing rooms beside playing fields in Donaghadee. The facility which was attacked around 9pm last night is owned by Ards Council and is situated on Moat Street in the town.
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Revelations on request about foreign staff at US Investment Conference is shocking Tue 6th May 2008 Alliance Chief Whip Kieran McCarthy MLA has expressed shock and disgust at speculation that Invest NI asked the hotel hosting the US Investment Conference to keep foreign staff away from delegates. The Culloden Hotel is hosting the US Investment Conference from Wednesday until Friday.
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