Audio interview with Winston Irvine, PUP director of communications, and Basil McCrea, leader of NI21, by Stephen Nolan for BBC Radio Ulster The Nolan Show on 27 November 2013. Ahead of the one year anniversary of the Belfast flag protests, another unionist demonstration was planned in the city for 30 November. Irvine and McCrea discuss the potential impact of this protest on business and trade in Belfast in the lead up to Christmas and outline wider unionist grievances with the political status quo. The event later took place peacefully in Belfast city centre. The Nolan Show is a daily current affairs programme on BBC Radio Ulster.
Date of Release/Broadcast: 27 November 2013
Name of First Interviewee: Winston Irvine
Name of Second Interviewee: Basil McCrea
Role at time of Interview: Winston Irvine (PUP director of communications), 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: 2012-2013
Key Individuals: Winston Irvine, Basil McCrea, John Kyle, Martin McGuinness, Peter Robinson
Key Words: NI21, PUP, flag, protest, economy, culture, media, UVF, dissident republican, DUP, UUP