We cannot afford to continue being governed by silo and veto:

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Covid Inquiry reinforces need to end government by silos and vetoes, says Paula Bradshaw MLA.

Read more: allianceparty.pulse.ly/mqlzmg0oyi

In tackling paramilitarism, we must create resilient communities where their poisonous influence cannot take hold, says Justice Minister Naomi Long MLA.

Listen below as she discusses how we protect the most vulnerable in society against organised criminality 👇

Inaction is not a strategy.

Not on flags placed to antagonise and intimidate.

Indeed, not in many other areas of public policy where we need more urgency.

Continuing to allow people to deface public property with the intention of instilling fear and reinforcing control of communities is not an option.

@paulajaneb says we can no longer turn a blind eye to inaction on flags, banners and emblems and says she will act if FM/dFM don’t.

Belfast can become a more inclusive city, incoming Alliance Lord Mayor Cllr Micky Murray has said.

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It’s truly an honour to have been selected by my party to be the next Lord Mayor of Belfast in June.

This is a significant moment for the LGBTQ+ community, as I step into a role which has never represented us before.

I look forward to getting stuck in!

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We can't continue to allow communities to be held to ransom by the presence of some flags, emblems and banners, Alliance reps have said ahead of the party’s Assembly motion calling for action from the First Minister and deputy First Ministers.

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We continue to be concerned at how some Religious Orders are refusing to make a meaningful contribution to redress for victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse of children. allianceparty.org/first_redress_…

I followed this up during Topical Questions.

I welcome today's motion on a Loneliness Strategy. My colleagues and I will argue that this would be best seen as a Strategic Framework for tackling loneliness, given the inter-departmental nature of the challenge.