Audio interview with Jim Allister, leader of the TUV, and Basil McCrea, leader of NI21, by Stephen Nolan for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 21 August 2013. On 18 April planning permission was granted for the redevelopment of part of the former Maze/Long Kesh prison site into a peace building and conflict resolution centre and was supported by both the DUP and Sinn Fein. Other members of the unionist community, however, protested against the decision. On 14 August Peter Robinson withdrew the DUP’s support for the conflict resolution centre at the former Maze/Long Kesh site. In this interview Allister and McCrea discuss Robinson’s change in policy and also comment on recent incidents concerning the PSNI and the parading issue. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 21 August 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Jim Allister
Name of Second Interviewee: Basil McCrea
Role at time of Interview: Jim Allister (leader of the TUV), Basil McCrea (leader of NI21)
Interviewer: Stephen Nolan
Purpose: News
Media: Audio
Copyright: BBC © 2013
Link: Listen to the interview
Programme/Book/Article: BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show
Time Period covered: 1913-2013
Key Individuals: Jim Allister, Basil McCrea, Terry Spence, Matt Baggott, Chris Patten, Bobby Sands, Theresa Villiers
Key Words: TUV, NI21, PSNI, parade, paramilitary, Maze prison, commemorartion, economy, hunger-strike, Sinn Fein, UVF