There is increasing debate about the future of Ireland. In this environment, the collective leadership of the Irish Unionist Alliance have approved the following Mission Statement, setting out our aims, objectives and key tasks. The statement emphasises our determination to promote and protect the identity of the British unionist people of Southern Ireland, in order that they can contribute to the shared task of building an increasingly pluralist society in a new and closer association with the United Kingdom.

MISSION

The mission of the Irish Unionist Alliance is to represent its members and to work towards a new federal relationship between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

OBJECTIVES

To work for the creation of a new, dynamic and prosperous Ireland within a Federal United Kingdom.
To protect and promote the interests of the British unionist minority in the Republic of Ireland.
To support the creation of a genuinely pluralist and inclusive society across Ireland.
To work towards Irish membership of the Commonwealth Federation.
To strengthen the political, cultural and economic ties between existing members of the Commonwealth.
To promote our political objectives by all legal and ethical means.
To oppose the European single currency.
To counter the growing influence of violent and anti-democratic elements within both communities on the island.

METHODS

To reorganise unionist associations across the 32 counties of Ireland.
To negotiate with the political parties and with the governments in London and Dublin on all matters relevant to our objectives and in the interests of our members.
To articulate our understanding of Irish events world-wide, and particularly in Washington, DC.
To engage in strategic alliances with those who share some of our objectives.

KEY TASKS

To support and seek to enhance the role of the British Isles Council (BIC).
To widely publicise the benefits of Irish membership of the Commonwealth Federation.
To promote a more balanced understanding of the Union among the Irish people.
To utilise the potential of the internet revolution to the fullest, in particular updating our website with interesting, accurate and relevant information on a regular basis.
To raise funds from as wide a range of sources as possible.
To develop other activities such as meetings and publications as these resources become available to us.

KEY PLEDGES

To respond within one week to all communications we receive.
To keep our members informed of all our activities.
To publish a newsletter at regular intervals.