Jim Allister
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Jim Allister said
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“Ministerial cars are not the playthings of individuals to use as they please but paid for out of the public purse. "One can dress it up whatever way you please but I believe any reasonable person would regard a trip to Dublin as a significant detour while being ‘between official engagements’” 
independent-ie Thursday, November 25, 2021 10:17:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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about David Tweed
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“Mr Tweed’s daughters are clearly hurting. I accept and am sorry that some of my comments, whether as reported or because they could have been better chosen, have added in any way to such hurt,”
irishtimes Wednesday, November 24, 2021 8:02:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“I expressed acknowledgment of a death. I recognised that some members of that family are grieving, some appear not to be, but when someone dies it is courteous in the area to express condolences to those grieving members of the family,”
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, November 24, 2021 6:46:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister added
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about David Tweed
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“Wasn’t he a larger than life character? He was physically large he was a man of considerable presence. I don’t see that as any sort of insult to anyone,” “It is a natural phrase that comes to mind in respect of Mr Tweed”
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, November 24, 2021 6:46:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“I expressed acknowledgment of a death. I recognised that some members of that family are grieving, some appear not to be, but when someone dies it is courteous in the area to express condolences to those grieving members of the family,”
independent-ie Wednesday, November 24, 2021 3:58:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister added
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“Wasn’t he a larger than life character? He was physically large he was a man of considerable presence. I don’t see that as any sort of insult to anyone,”
independent-ie Wednesday, November 24, 2021 3:58:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“I expressed acknowledgment of a death. I recognised that some members of that family are grieving, some appear not to be, but when someone dies it is courteous in the area to express condolences to those grieving members of the family,”
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, November 23, 2021 9:36:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister added
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“Wasn’t he a larger than life character? He was physically large he was a man of considerable presence. I don’t see that as any sort of insult to anyone,”
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, November 23, 2021 9:36:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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about Stephen Cooper
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“I am pleased to be able to commend Stephen to the people of Strangford for the upcoming election. He is a strong local candidate who I am confident will provide the people of the constituency in which I was educated with first class representation. TUV looks forward to this election with confidence having witnessed a significant growth in both interest and membership of the party locally. Strangford is very much a TUV target in the upcoming Assembly election and I look forward to Stephen joining me on the Stormont benches”
foreignaffairs-nz Friday, November 19, 2021 1:52:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“On September 25 2021 I was issued with a fixed penalty notice for allegedly failing to obey a traffic signal. "Discussion ensued with PSNI officers. As police moved back from my vehicle I was moving off slowly when an officer rushed forward to slap the side of my vehicle (to indicate, I now believe, that I should remain). "In that aspect it appears a rear wheel of my vehicle came in contact with the officer's foot. "This was wholly accidental and I very much regret what happened and I apologised to the officer”
belfasttelegraph Thursday, October 28, 2021 10:36:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“On September 25 2021 I was issued with a fixed penalty notice for allegedly failing to obey a traffic signal. "Discussion ensued with PSNI officers. As police moved back from my vehicle I was moving off slowly when an officer rushed forward to slap the side of my vehicle (to indicate, I now believe, that I should remain). "In that aspect it appears a rear wheel of my vehicle came in contact with the officer's foot. "This was wholly accidental and I very much regret what happened and I apologised to the officer”
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, October 27, 2021 12:35:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“The DUP has a choice to make. Are they going to climb down and facilitate the implementation of the protocol and deny everything they’ve ever said — or are they going to resign?”
politico-eu Friday, October 22, 2021 11:31:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“If, as Lord Frost says, it is the UK that governs NI, then there must be an end to the EU’s writ in this part of the UK that requires us not being subject, not just to the ECJ, but EU laws and an end to GB being a ‘third country’ in terms of trade. Put simply, it requires an end to the protocol in all its parts”
chesterfirst Wednesday, October 20, 2021 10:03:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“The strain on this man was cruel, with him requiring regular dialysis, while being brought to Belfast to face a trial of dubious provenance,”
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, October 19, 2021 1:35:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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about Dennis Hutchings
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“The needless dragging of an 80-year-old soldier, Dennis Hutchings, through the courts has had a very sad end with the passing of Mr Hutchings this evening”
irishtimes Tuesday, October 19, 2021 12:34:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“If, as Lord Frost says, it is the UK that governs NI, then there must be an end to the EU’s writ in this part of the UK — that requires us not being subject, not just to the ECJ, but EU laws and an end to GB being a ‘third country’ in terms of trade. Put simply, it requires an end to the protocol in all its parts”
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, October 13, 2021 8:55:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“If, as Lord Frost says, it is the UK that governs NI, then there must be an end to the EU’s writ in this part of the UK that requires us not being subject, not just to the ECJ, but EU laws and an end to GB being a ‘third country’ in terms of trade. Put simply, it requires an end to the protocol in all its parts”
southwalesargus Tuesday, October 12, 2021 11:54:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“If the minister is unable to do anything about this other than to make representations, doesn’t it demonstrate both the tyranny of the protocol and his folly in respect of something he could do something about, namely continuing to implement the checks which keep the iniquitous protocol alive?”
standard Tuesday, October 5, 2021 7:13:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“If the minister is unable to do anything about this other than to make representations, doesn’t it demonstrate both the tyranny of the protocol and his folly in respect of something he could do something about, namely continuing to implement the checks which keep the iniquitous protocol alive?”
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, October 5, 2021 7:09:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister responded
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“Yes, that poster is wholly inappropriate,”
belfasttelegraph Monday, June 21, 2021 1:50:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“While this concession was foolishly made during the New Decade, New Approach agreement, every single unionist on the committee voted against the motion being tabled. It was forced through by nationalists and People Before Profit,” “The motion would result in interpreters being hired who speak Irish and Ulster Scots. However, the farcical nature of all this is highlighted in an annex to the letter which notes: ’Ulster Scots is not currently spoken by any members at the Assembly. However, the committee recognises that the relevant provisions envisaged by NDNA apply equally to Irish and Ulster Scots and is therefore satisfied that the arrangements to be provided need to be in respect of both languages’”
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, June 8, 2021 9:28:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister added
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“The idea that this can be made acceptable by some sort of nod towards Ulster Scots is exposed as a farce in the very letter issued today to MLAs,”
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, June 8, 2021 9:28:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister added
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“Simple question; will Sinn Fein nominate a deputy first minister if the DUP does not meet your terms?”
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, June 1, 2021 6:19:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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about Amnesty
)
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“Amnesty for terrorists in the tailwind of action to protect veterans is not acceptable”
guardian Thursday, May 6, 2021 7:32:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister added
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"The protocol annexes Northern Ireland into the EU, leaving us subject to laws we did not make and cannot change"
belfasttelegraph Friday, April 23, 2021 6:03:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"No one who believes in the Union can settle for or endorse this imposed and undemocratic protocol, howsoever it is tweaked. "
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, April 14, 2021 9:19:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"The challenge and opportunity of this judicial review is to end such vassalage and reunify the UK by removing the constitutional threat of many of our laws not being made in Belfast or London, but in Brussels under foreign aegis and control. "
belfasttelegraph Friday, March 26, 2021 9:41:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister added
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“While the Prime Minister today will claim that he is committed to the Union the facts which have emerged from the council meeting this morning show the truth of the matter and highlight the scale of his betrayal. It is time for Unionists to united in opposition to the Protocol and use all tools at our disposal”
foreignaffairs-nz Friday, March 12, 2021 4:07:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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about The UK
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“but for the grace period, we would be tied to the failed and failing EU policy on vaccination” “The success of the UK vaccination programme is a telling reminder of just what the benefits of Brexit are to a liberated United Kingdom,”
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, March 9, 2021 6:39:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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about Boris Johnson
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"No one who understands the ruinous constitutional consequences of the protocol will be distracted by fancy talk about a tunnel to Great Britain. Nor, should any be deceived again by the promises of Boris Johnson. Welcome as such infrastructure would be - if ever delivered - it would do nothing to dissipate the iniquitous protocol. "
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, February 16, 2021 10:01:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister added
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"Such insidious transfer of sovereignty and constitutional change can not be undone either by a tunnel or mere mitigations and easements. "
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, February 16, 2021 10:01:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister replied
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“I certainly have no confidence in him by virtue of his abdication of policing back in June”
carlow-nationalist Sunday, February 7, 2021 4:18:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister replied
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"I certainly have no confidence in him by virtue of his abdication of policing back in June"
belfasttelegraph Sunday, February 7, 2021 2:47:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"I think the treatment of objectors by the Planning Department in the council has been quite shameful"
belfasttelegraph Saturday, February 6, 2021 10:59:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister asked
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"Does his department fully accept the findings of the O'Hara inquiry into hyponatraemia, which included a finding that Prof Ian Young, who reviewed the case of Claire Roberts, had identified failings in the fluid management of Claire but failed to inform the family and the coroner of this fact and instead provided misleading information that was intended to protect the hospital and the doctors? "
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, February 2, 2021 10:39:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“Across the unionist community there is a significant loss of morale which requires evidence of a ‘fight back’. We cannot go on as we are, as if nothing has happened,”
irishtimes Thursday, January 28, 2021 5:02:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“Across the unionist community there is a significant loss of morale which requires evidence of a ‘fight back’. We cannot go on as we are, as if nothing has happened,”
irishtimes Wednesday, January 27, 2021 11:46:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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about British
)
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"It wasn't me that lauded the present British Prime Minister as a friend of the Union and drank champagne with him or anything else. "
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, January 27, 2021 2:56:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“intolerable burdens are being placed on our garden centres due to the iniquitous protocol”
msn-uk Tuesday, January 26, 2021 10:51:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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about Edwin Poots
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“Sorry to hear that Edwin Poots is battling cancer, a most indiscriminate and cruel disease. I pray he will make a full recovery and wish him and his family well”
msn-uk Wednesday, January 20, 2021 2:21:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"While I don't think many in the community will miss the pontifications of Arlene Foster and Michelle O'Neill, the failure to hold these events is yet another example of the dysfunctionality of the Executive. "
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, January 12, 2021 11:34:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"It's not exactly confidence building is it?"
belfasttelegraph Friday, January 8, 2021 2:52:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"It's not exactly confidence building is it?"
belfasttelegraph Thursday, January 7, 2021 7:07:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"It's not exactly confidence building is it?"
belfasttelegraph Thursday, January 7, 2021 5:00:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“There are many questions about what has been taking place within this ‘Legacy Forum’ and as yet no answers. The people of Northern Ireland – particularly those who suffered at the hands of terrorists – deserve to be treated with much more respect than this.”
msn-uk Friday, December 4, 2020 3:04:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"Two weeks ago I raised the issue of Ian McCrea's non-attendance at meetings of the Loughs Agency since October 2018, something which I established from the minutes of the board, during questions on a ministerial statement by Edwin Poots,"
belfasttelegraph Friday, December 4, 2020 12:26:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"The double standards of Sinn Fein are nauseating. United Irelanders when they want to be and partitionists the next"
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, November 24, 2020 2:01:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister added
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"I think that this coming from a party at the top and heart of government is another jaw dropping demonstration of their belief that they are above the law. "
belfasttelegraph Monday, November 23, 2020 11:07:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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about Naomi Long
)
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"She should publish the advice. As the recipient, Naomi Long can wave privilege. "
belfasttelegraph Saturday, November 21, 2020 11:45:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister commented
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"Such talk is reminiscent of language used to dress up the Maze Shrine which was rightly so robustly rejected by innocent victims"
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, November 18, 2020 1:03:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister commented
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"Such talk is reminiscent of language used to dress up the Maze Shrine which was rightly so robustly rejected by innocent victims"
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, November 18, 2020 10:57:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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about Assembly Chamber
)
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“It has to be said that there’s something inherently farcical about this debate in the sense that we are debating regulations where the first one, number eight, has been already superseded, number nine about to run out, and yet this is the opportunity for the Assembly to say whether it consents or not to horses that have already bolted in terms of legislation”
msn-uk Tuesday, November 10, 2020 1:53:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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about Assembly Chamber
)
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“It has to be said that there’s something inherently farcical about this debate in the sense that we are debating regulations where the first one, number eight, has been already superseded, number nine about to run out, and yet this is the opportunity for the Assembly to say whether it consents or not to horses that have already bolted in terms of legislation”
msn-uk Monday, November 9, 2020 11:55:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“is it not clear that giving the function to an independent standards commissioner would be far more presentable and acceptable, from a public perception point of view, than giving it to three hand-picked commissioners who cannot even compel documents or evidence or take evidence on oath... who are toothless and without powers?”
msn-uk Wednesday, October 28, 2020 10:50:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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about Paul Quinn
)
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“The Minister has never acknowledged Paul Quinn was not a criminal. He knows that is what is required to unlock this matter,”
irishtimes Monday, October 19, 2020 9:24:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister added
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"I was always sceptical about the potential of reducing the number of councils to result in huge savings but even I am surprised that the number of staff has increased by over 300"
belfasttelegraph Friday, October 9, 2020 10:12:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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about Ian Paisley
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“many people in North Antrim are growing weary of Mr Paisley’s excuses”
irishtimes Tuesday, September 29, 2020 8:41:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“Would he like to give a lead by indicating his party will now eschew such glorification of terrorism or will we be subjected to more of the same,”
belfasttelegraph Monday, September 28, 2020 5:55:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“Would he like to give a lead by indicating his party will now eschew such glorification of terrorism or will we be subjected to more of the same,”
irishexaminer Monday, September 28, 2020 5:45:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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about David Cullinane
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“Northern Ireland has been reminded by Mr Cullinane that when it comes to his party it is a case of do as we say not as we do," he said. "Will any of the parties which share power with Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland do anything more than tweet and issue press releases about it? Past form suggests they won’t and that is the primary reason why republicans believe they can do as they please”
belfasttelegraph Friday, August 21, 2020 6:30:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"Last week the Finance Minister confirmed in a written answer to me that he was taken to the funeral of IRA terrorist Bobby Storey in his ministerial car,"
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, August 5, 2020 10:57:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"How can the minister talk about equality when she and her friends think they are more equal than others and they have the right to break laws they make? "Would it not be a good start to subject yourself equally under the law?"
bbc Tuesday, July 7, 2020 8:12:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister told
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"At a very early stage in this pandemic the loyal orders made the commendable decision to call off their demonstrations this year,"
belfasttelegraph Friday, July 3, 2020 9:55:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"But the real cost is in the knock-on reduction in regular GP services," "The rota to service these centres is undermining GP services. I've had GPs recount doing a four-hour shift in a Covid centre and seeing but one or two patients. I am therefore calling on the Health Minister to urgently review these centres"
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, June 23, 2020 10:50:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"Sinn Fein was the chief cheerleader for lockdown, agitating for more and urging anger in response to delay. "
belfasttelegraph Thursday, June 11, 2020 12:52:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“Sinn Féin was the chief cheerleader for lockdown, agitating for more and urging anger in response to delay,”
irishtimes Wednesday, June 10, 2020 5:57:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“Sinn Féin’s anti-British political agenda never rests” “Hence, today’s preposterous claim by Murphy that austerity necessitated lockdown. Next, it will be that every job now lost is down to the wicked Brits,”
irishtimes Wednesday, June 10, 2020 5:57:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“Sinn Féin’s anti-British political agenda never rests” “Hence, today’s preposterous claim by Murphy that austerity necessitated lockdown. Next, it will be that every job now lost is down to the wicked Brits,”
irishtimes Wednesday, June 10, 2020 2:13:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“Sinn Féin was the chief cheerleader for lockdown, agitating for more and urging anger in response to delay,”
irishtimes Wednesday, June 10, 2020 2:13:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"It is a telling indication of how high innocent victims feature on the agenda of the Executive parties that this issue was not nailed down as part of the New Decade, New Approach deal. Money could be found for Irish language and Ulster-Scots legislation. Commitments could be made in relation to legacy proposals, which have received a cool reception to say the least from innocent victims. "
belfasttelegraph Friday, May 22, 2020 10:28:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"The drip feed of baby steps to ease the lockdown is more reflective of division in the Executive than of a thought-out strategy. Clearly, things are moving at the pace of the slowest, rather than in accordance with the science"
belfasttelegraph Saturday, May 16, 2020 6:11:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"The drip feed of baby steps to ease the lockdown is more reflective of division in the Executive than of a thought-out strategy. Clearly, things are moving at the pace of the slowest, rather than in accordance with the science"
belfasttelegraph Saturday, May 16, 2020 12:46:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"In contrast with the countless innocent victims of the IRA, who never enjoyed a right of appeal against the summary decision of the IRA to murder them, Gerry Adams benefits from appeal to the British legal system whose judges the Provos brutally murdered. No right to life for IRA victims, but a right of appeal for Adams"
belfasttelegraph Thursday, May 14, 2020 10:11:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"Reports tonight of a double family fatality in a traffic accident in the north of my constituency are distressing. "
thesun Wednesday, May 13, 2020 9:19:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"Reports tonight of a double family fatality in a traffic accident in the north of my constituency are distressing. "
themirror Wednesday, May 13, 2020 3:00:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"Reports tonight of a double family fatality in a traffic accident in the north of my constituency are distressing. "
themirror Wednesday, May 13, 2020 2:30:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"The stagnation of the status quo is going to do untold damage,"
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, May 12, 2020 7:20:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"Though there is often something of the sanctimonious about the Republic's billing of its handling of coronavirus, there is a dangerous elephant in its midst it doesn't want to talk about, the fact that Dublin Airport continues to operate daily flights from Covid-19 hotspots, including New York, without health checks. "
belfasttelegraph Saturday, April 25, 2020 11:28:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"When I voted for the regulations to be bought in I did so in the belief that they applied to everyone. It is about time the PSNI took the same view,"
belfasttelegraph Friday, April 17, 2020 1:06:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
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“Before you saw a single apron or mask, you were about to send the money to Dublin”
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, April 8, 2020 9:57:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"From today, what should be the safest place for an unborn (child) - namely, its mother's womb - can become on a whim one of the most dangerous places because we are going now to have utterly unfettered, uncontrolled abortion up to 12 weeks"
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, March 31, 2020 10:10:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister added
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"Today on the floor of the Assembly I raised the heartbreaking case of a young mother who has been advised that her cancer treatment will no longer continue after Monday week because of the coronavirus crisis. "
irishmirror Tuesday, March 24, 2020 12:55:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister asked
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“She has very serious cancer. She has got a two-year-old child and she has just been told that her chemotherapy is going to end because choices have to be made as to who will be treated,”
irishtimes Monday, March 23, 2020 8:14:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
:
"Now, 13 years later and having provided Sinn Fein with a 'fit for government' character reference to be produced during the Irish elections, unionists cannot wash their hands of republican success south of the border. "
belfasttelegraph Saturday, February 22, 2020 1:43:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister commented
:
"Giving preferences to nationalists before unionists should not be the business of the leader of a party committed to maintaining the Union"
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, February 19, 2020 11:36:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister added
:
“The Terrorism Act is UK-wide legislation. Accordingly, there is no logical reason why these important changes reducing remission should not equally apply in Northern Ireland”
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, February 12, 2020 10:37:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister added
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"If he had any shred of integrity he would have resigned,"
belfasttelegraph Monday, February 10, 2020 7:57:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"The issue is not something to be swept under the carpet. The Finance Minister has been irredeemably exposed as unfit for office," "He should resign. In any system other than Stormont he would be gone"
belfasttelegraph Thursday, February 6, 2020 2:19:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
:
"I completely understand why there is such public anger. The timing of this pay rise is inappropriate. "
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, January 22, 2020 5:48:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
:
"I completely understand why there is such public anger. The timing of this pay rise is inappropriate. "
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, January 22, 2020 3:17:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
:
"I completely understand why there is such public anger. The timing of this pay rise is inappropriate. "
belfasttelegraph Wednesday, January 22, 2020 2:09:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister added
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"In these circumstances, money intended for an Irish language commissioner and one in the Ulster Scots field, along with their teams of staff etc, would be far better spent on more nurses and doctors. But, no, for some the Irish language is more important,"
belfasttelegraph Friday, January 17, 2020 1:42:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister said
:
“When the Stormont parties bulldoze on with this language nonsense and squander money needed elsewhere, then let it not be said they were not called out on their folly”
chesterfirst Thursday, January 16, 2020 7:27:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
:
“When the Stormont parties bulldoze on with this language nonsense and squander money needed elsewhere, then let it not be said they were not called out on their folly”
wandsworthguardian Thursday, January 16, 2020 2:23:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
:
“When the Stormont parties bulldoze on with this language nonsense and squander money needed elsewhere, then let it not be said they were not called out on their folly”
belfasttelegraph Thursday, January 16, 2020 2:05:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
:
“When the Stormont parties bulldoze on with this language nonsense and squander money needed elsewhere, then let it not be said they were not called out on their folly”
newsandstar Thursday, January 16, 2020 1:51:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
:
“When the Stormont parties bulldoze on with this language nonsense and squander money needed elsewhere, then let it not be said they were not called out on their folly”
pressandjournal Thursday, January 16, 2020 1:44:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister responded
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"I have long warned that Sinn Fein would never be in Stormont to make Northern Ireland work, but to use it as a staging post to Irish unity. "
independent-ie Tuesday, January 14, 2020 8:07:00 PM EAT
Jim Allister said
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"Leo Varadkar and Micheal Martin wouldn't have a Shinner about the place in Dublin, but they insist we can't have a government without them. "
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, January 14, 2020 9:56:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister responded
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"I have long warned that Sinn Fein would never be in Stormont to make Northern Ireland work, but to use it as a staging post to Irish unity. "
independent-ie Monday, January 13, 2020 11:51:00 AM EAT
Jim Allister added
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about Queen
)
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"While the university is rightly keen to promote academic freedom I did highlight the fact that academics were silent when there was an attempt, through an online petition, to silence the voice of the pro-life society at Queen's and that some academics had actually signed the petition. "
belfasttelegraph Thursday, January 9, 2020 10:11:00 AM EAT
| Key Titles and Phrases | Count | Lang | Last Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| leader | 92.06% | EN | 10/27/201727/10/2017 |
| member | 0.32% | EN | 10/25/201725/10/2017 |
| mep | 4.70% | EN | 09/29/201729/09/2017 |
| politician | 0.49% | EN | 07/20/201720/07/2017 |
| chief | 0.16% | EN | 03/04/201704/03/2017 |
| MEP | 0.32% | EN | 01/18/201718/01/2017 |
| leader | 0.97% | SA | 09/10/201410/09/2014 |
| candidate | 0.49% | EN | 05/18/201418/05/2014 |
| lieutenant | 0.16% | EN | 03/27/200727/03/2007 |
| european mp | 0.16% | EN | 10/11/200611/10/2006 |
| deputy | 0.16% | EN | 05/11/200511/05/2005 |
| Names | Lang | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Allister | EN | 72.40% |
| Jim Allister | EU | 27.27% |
| Jim Allister | SA | 0.33% |
| Type | Entity Name | Count |
|---|---|---|
 | Arlene Foster | 5.55% |
 | Sinn Fein | 5.55% |
| Edwin Poots | 5.05% |
| Voice | 4.34% |
| British | 3.73% |
| Mrs Foster | 3.73% |
| Jeffrey Donaldson | 3.43% |
| Michelle O Neill | 3.23% |
| Good Friday Agreement | 2.93% |
| Sir | 2.93% |
| European Union | 2.83% |
| UK government | 2.62% |
| Steve Aiken | 2.32% |
| Paul Givan | 2.32% |
| Brian Lawless | 2.22% |
| Ben Habib | 2.12% |
| High Court | 1.72% |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1.72% |
| Northern Ireland Assembly | 1.61% |
| British Broadcasting Corporation | 1.61% |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 1.51% |
| Boris Johnson | 1.51% |
| Irish government | 1.51% |
| Brandon Lewis | 1.31% |
| Alliance Party | 1.21% |
| Naomi Long | 1.21% |
| Lord Trimble | 1.11% |
| John Larkin | 0.91% |
| Doug Beattie | 0.91% |
| Mr Justice | 0.81% |
| Type | Entity Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Arlene Foster | 0.0369 |
| Edwin Poots | 0.0338 |
| Sinn Fein | 0.0329 |
| Voice | 0.0298 |
| Mrs Foster | 0.0268 |
| Good Friday Agreement | 0.026 |
| Michelle O Neill | 0.0247 |
| Jeffrey Donaldson | 0.0233 |
| Steve Aiken | 0.0225 |
| Ben Habib | 0.0208 |
| Brian Lawless | 0.0171 |
| Paul Givan | 0.0161 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 0.0142 |
| Irish government | 0.0141 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 0.0137 |
| UK government | 0.0136 |
| Northern Ireland Assembly | 0.0129 |
| Brandon Lewis | 0.0129 |
| Naomi Long | 0.0115 |
| Lord Trimble | 0.011 |
| Doug Beattie | 0.0092 |
| Sir | 0.0091 |
| John Larkin | 0.009 |
| High Court | 0.0088 |
| Alliance Party | 0.0087 |
| DUP party | 0.008 |
| Kate Hoey | 0.008 |
| Jamie Bryson | 0.0079 |
| Irish Republican Army | 0.0074 |
| Mr Justice | 0.007 |
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Alex Maskey said
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“I have been concerned about Mr Allister's behaviour on a number of recent occasions,” "He has made ill-tempered remarks including to the Infrastructure Minister yesterday and has been aggressive in commenting from a seated position while other members are speaking"
belfasttelegraph Tuesday, March 23, 2021 4:56:00 PM EAT
Barry McElduff added
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about Jim Allister
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"The decision to cut the Liofa bursary of £50k for disadvantaged children was disgraceful. “While this reversal is welcome, it is a decision that should never have been taken. “The DUP has demonstrated contempt for the Irish Language and that must change. “The rights of the Irish Language speakers need to be recognised and respected”. TUV leader Jim Allister said the "
belfasttelegraph Thursday, January 12, 2017 11:43:00 PM EAT
Barry McElduff added
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about Jim Allister
)
:
"The decision to cut the Liofa bursary of £50k for disadvantaged children was disgraceful. “While this reversal is welcome, it is a decision that should never have been taken. “The DUP has demonstrated contempt for the Irish Language and that must change. “The rights of the Irish Language speakers need to be recognised and respected”. TUV leader Jim Allister said the "
belfasttelegraph Thursday, January 12, 2017 6:16:00 PM EAT
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