Rebuilding Our Economy

In the face of a global recession and global competition, Northern Ireland faces some tough economic times. However, we have the skills, talent and geographical location to compete with the best in the world - as long as we have the right political leadership.

Alliance believes that we must grow our private sector, making the most of our strengths in sectors such as engineering, pharma and information technology to break our dependence on fiscal transfers from Great Britain and pay for the world-class public services we all want to see.

Economic growth and protecting the environment are often held to be opposites. Some people argue that if you protect the environment, you stifle growth. In Alliance, we reject that view. In Northern Ireland we are perfectly sited for green energy like wind and wave power; we have some of the best engineering talent in the world and two great engineering universities; and we benefit from Ireland's clean, green, image in the rest of the world.

Barack Obama has made the green new deal one of his key policy objectives in the United States. It's time we harnessed the excellent potential a green new deal could bring to Northern Ireland.

Protecting our environment means tackling the big issues like climate change; but it also means protecting our beautiful countryside and the built heritage of our towns and cities. We are lucky to live in a place with some of the most spectacular scenery in the world, and now with some of the most vibrant towns and cities. Alliance believes in protecting that heritage for all to enjoy, not ruining it for some to make a quick profit.

Learn more:

Our 22 Point Plan on Tackling the costs of Division

Making Northern Ireland Financially Self-Sufficient: A Framework

Renewing Our Economy - the Green Road to Recovery

Deloitte Report on how much money it costs us to maintain a divided society (nb. large file, so it will take a moment to download)

"Shared Solutions" Alliance Proposals for Northern Ireland Budget 2011- 2015

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