TUV needed more than ever
02 April 2011
Speaking at a dinner in Ballymena to officially launch of TUV’s North Antrim campaign Jim Allister said:
“TUV came into existence to provide a voice to Unionists who would otherwise be disenfranchised and with every passing day it is becoming evident that we are more needed than ever.
“The UUP continues to implode. While they are on sinking sand the DUP is on shifting sand, as they continue to move further and further away from the ground they once occupied. They have become the say anything, do anything, go anywhere party in order to stay in power. Rather than espouse the principles of traditional Unionism they have become more concerned with wooing the Alliance vote.
“While the campaign is still only in its early days it is already apparent to me that a vast number of Unionists feel abandoned by the parties who have sat in Stromont for the past 4 years. I would encourage those people to join TUV in our struggle to create a workable Stormont.
“TUV holds to its principles. We stand alone in this election in demanding British devolution for British Ulster. Only the TUV is demanding root and branch reform of Stromont to bring it into line with the rest of the United Kingdom. Why should we be denied what the people of Scotland and Wales will have the opportunity to do in just over a month’s time - change their government?
“However, whatever our differences with the other unionist parties TUV welcomes the call by Orange Order Grand Master Edward Stevenson for Unionists to work together to maximise the Unionist vote. I would encourage all unionist voters to transfer down the ticket to all pro-Union candidates so that we can achieve maximum Unionist representation in the next Assembly.
“Having said that, only a first preference vote for the TUV candidate in your area will be a clear anti-Sinn Fein vote and send the unambiguous message which needs to be sent – it’s time for Stormont to work for the people, not the politicians!”
