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Article: So who is Jim Allister ... and what does he really want? ; Traditional Unionist Voice leader Jim Allister sets out his strategy to force new political negotiations to Political Correspondent Noel McAdam and admits a mistake over a deal with the DUP
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- Belfast Telegraph
- Article date:
- November 6, 2009
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Q- Since you lost your seat in June, what have you been doing
with yourself?
A- Well obviously as far as the party is concerned we have been
building on what was the success of June because...undoubtedly the
66,000 people who voted TUV have in large measure been setting the
agenda in terms of policing and justice, putting the brakes on the
process, and have given others a creak in their neck looking over
their shoulder
Q - What does the failure of the Craigavon council co-option say
about you as a negotiator -- that you weren't able to tie up the
deal sufficiently?
A- No. It says a lot about the good faith and lack thereof of
those I was negotiating with because there was a very explicit ...