http://www.allianceparty.org/speecharchive.php Recent Speeches from The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland en-GB The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland http://www.allianceparty.org/ Prater Raines Ltd http://www.praterraines.co.uk/ (c) 2008 The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland 2008-10-06T19:30+01:00 United Kingdom http://www.allianceparty.org/speeches/000039/proposing_of_motion_2_on_renewable_energy.html Conference notes that the failure to tackle the environmental and long-term costs of dependence upon non-renewable energy sources is damaging and unsustainable. 2006-03-04T00:00+00:00 http://www.allianceparty.org/speeches/000048/proposing_of_motion_4_economy_full_text.html Conference Motion 2006: 2006-03-04T00:00+00:00 http://www.allianceparty.org/speeches/000044/the_politics_of_hope_party_leaders_address_2006.html The Politics of Hope 2006-03-04T00:00+00:00 http://www.allianceparty.org/speeches/000040/proposing_of_motion_3_on_political_situation.html Conference notes the current failure to agree the basis for the restoration of the institutions of devolved government, and affirms that only full Executive devolution can adequately address Northern Ireland's problems. 2006-03-04T00:00+00:00 http://www.allianceparty.org/speeches/000045/proposing_of_motion_1_obesity_full_text.html Conference Motion 2006: 2006-03-04T00:00+00:00 http://www.allianceparty.org/speeches/000041/proposing_of_motion_4_on_economy.html Conference notes the huge amount of money wasted in the provision of segregated public services -- £1 billion per annum, as well as the economic distortion caused by Northern Ireland's dependency upon the public sector, low manufacturing output and high reliance upon the retail sector. 2006-03-04T00:00+00:00 http://www.allianceparty.org/speeches/000046/proposing_of_motion_2_renewable_energy_full_text.html Conference Motion 2006: 2006-03-04T00:00+00:00 http://www.allianceparty.org/speeches/000038/proposing_of_motion_1_on_obesity.html Conference notes that over half of the population of Northern Ireland has a weight problem, with one in five recognised as being obese. 2006-03-04T00:00+00:00 http://www.allianceparty.org/speeches/000047/proposing_of_motion_3_political_situation_full_text.html Conference Motion 2006: 2006-03-04T00:00+00:00 http://www.allianceparty.org/speeches/000042/proposing_of_emergency_motion_on_integrated_education.html Conference notes that, for the second year in a row, as Party Conference meets, the Government is refusing to fund expansion of integrated education in Northern Ireland. 2006-03-04T00:00+00:00 http://www.allianceparty.org/speeches/000043/presidents_speech_2006.html Address of Colm Cavanagh, 2006-03-03T00:00+00:00 http://www.allianceparty.org/speeches/000001/justice_for_asbestos_victims_jav.html Thank you for having me on behalf of Sean Neeson, who was unable to be here today. 2004-05-20T00:00+01:00 http://www.allianceparty.org/speeches/000002/signing_of_charter_of_european_political_parties_for_nonracist_society.html It is my pleasure to be here today. It is most fitting that people from across the spectrum of our society are here today to pledge their support for a non-racist society in Northern Ireland. 2004-03-24T00:00+00:00 http://www.allianceparty.org/speeches/000007/seconding_of_motion_2_on_animal_welfare.html In seconding this motion I call on you ladies and gentlemen to speak out for those who cannot speak for themselves; animals that have to suffer and die in the most gruesome circumstances. 2004-03-13T00:00+00:00 http://www.allianceparty.org/speeches/000009/proposing_of_motion_4_on_integrated_education.html The case for integration was summed up by a colleague of mine in Young Alliance in an email to me earlier this week -- so well, in fact, that the case could almost be made in one paragraph alone. Why is it that when a Falls man and a Shankill man meet on holiday they are both proud Belfast men, yet when they return home that Belfast identity disappears completely? 2004-03-13T00:00+00:00