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Assembly passes SPAD bill
June 2013 Last updated at 15:50 ET Jim Allister put forward the special advisers bill The Northern Ireland Assembly has voted to bar anyone with a serious conviction from being a special political adviser at Stormont. The Civil Service (special advisers) bill from BBC News Read more »
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Advisers bill set to become law
leader Jim Allister proposed the legislation following the controversial appointment of Mary McArdle in 2011 as adviser to Sinn Féin Culture Minister Carál Ní Chuilín. Ms McArdle had been convicted of involvement in the IRA murder of 22-year-old Mary Travers, from UTV Read more »
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In praise of… Jim Allister
on challenge, not meek deference to the inevitable procession of history. People in Northern Ireland need more politicians like Jim Allister: trouble makers in the right place, ie in Stormont rather than on the streets. One man on the fringes of one community from Slugger O'toole Read more »
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SDLP unlikely to support Stormont ex-terrorists ban
serious crimes to Stormont positions. "However, we are wary of introducing political vetting and the retrospective nature of Jim Allister's proposals. We suggested amendments, but he wouldn't adopt them, which leaves us in a difficult position." Mr Allister from Irish Independent Read more »
