Audio interview with Chris Lyttle (Alliance Party MLA for Belfast East), William Dick (DUP Rowallane councillor on Down District Council) and Stephen Burns (Sinn Fein Rowallane councillor on Down District Council), by Lisa McAllister for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 28 November 2013. Earlier that month a motion to introduce the flying of the Union flag on designated days at Down District Council was proposed and supported by the DUP. This resolution was later defeated by a Council vote. The decision came almost one year to the day when Belfast City Council voted to only fly the Union flag over Belfast City Hall on designated days. The latter decision prompted political opposition from unionist political parties and almost two months of flag protests in the city. Lyttle, Dick and Burns discuss the outcome of the Council vote. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 28 November 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Chris Lyttle
Name of Second Interviewee: William Dick
Name of Third Interviewee: Stephen Burns
Role at time of Interview: Chris Lyttle (Alliance Party MLA for Belfast East), William Dick (DUP Rowallane councillor on Down District Council), Stephen Burns (Sinn Fein Rowallane councillor on Down District Council)
Interviewer: Lisa McAllister
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show
Time Period covered: 2012-2013
Key Individuals: Chris Lyttle, William Dick, Stephen Burns, Patrick Clarke
Key Words: Alliance Party, DUP, Sinn Fein, flag, Haass talks, economy