0:00:10 > 0:00:12In Alliance, we believe that unless we change
0:00:12 > 0:00:14the politics of Northern Ireland,
0:00:14 > 0:00:16things will stay exactly as they are at the moment -
0:00:16 > 0:00:19our society will remain as divided as ever.
0:00:19 > 0:00:22Our Assembly will continue to be bogged down by the past,
0:00:22 > 0:00:24live by the rules of the past
0:00:24 > 0:00:26and be limited and overshadowed by the past.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Our budget will continue to be over £1 billion worse off
0:00:29 > 0:00:33because that's how much extra it costs to govern our divided society.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Our economy will limp along, as it always has done,
0:00:36 > 0:00:39too dependent on the public sector.
0:00:39 > 0:00:42Alliance is working to change this.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44We have a vision of a society where everyone can live,
0:00:44 > 0:00:47work, and socialise together in safety.
0:00:47 > 0:00:51The old-fashioned separations and divisions will start to be dismantled
0:00:51 > 0:00:54and, with them, the heavy cost burden we currently endure
0:00:54 > 0:00:56to sustain a divided society -
0:00:56 > 0:01:00a cost currently calculated at over £1 billion a year
0:01:00 > 0:01:02that could be used to invest in childcare,
0:01:02 > 0:01:05to create first-class education, a responsive health-care system
0:01:05 > 0:01:08and to protect the vulnerable in society.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10That's got to be a change worth making.
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Our Employment and Learning Minister, Stephen Farry,
0:01:13 > 0:01:16is working at the front line, to grow and transform our economy
0:01:16 > 0:01:18through investing in skills
0:01:18 > 0:01:21and our world-class universities and colleges,
0:01:21 > 0:01:24and providing the training to give people better job opportunities
0:01:24 > 0:01:26while meeting the needs of employers.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28He and Justice Minister David Ford
0:01:28 > 0:01:30are ensuring that building a shared future
0:01:30 > 0:01:34is always at the forefront in any decisions their departments take.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38This is real change that other parties are unwilling to make.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40In the Department of Justice,
0:01:40 > 0:01:42David Ford is working to transform the justice system,
0:01:42 > 0:01:46tackling difficult issues like legal aid and prison reform.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49No more so-called "peace walls" are being built to divide our people,
0:01:49 > 0:01:51and for the first time in a generation,
0:01:51 > 0:01:53we're seeing barriers re-opened -
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Alliance ministers delivering change.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00At Westminster, Naomi Long MP has led the debate
0:02:00 > 0:02:02on how we should mark upcoming centenaries
0:02:02 > 0:02:05of sensitive events in our shared history,
0:02:05 > 0:02:08and on the need to address our more recent troubled past,
0:02:08 > 0:02:10focussed on building a more united community.
0:02:10 > 0:02:12She has challenged the government
0:02:12 > 0:02:13on welfare reform
0:02:13 > 0:02:15and their plans for economic growth,
0:02:15 > 0:02:18actively supporting both our regional and international transport links
0:02:18 > 0:02:21and building the case for devolution of corporation tax,
0:02:21 > 0:02:25so that everyone can have a stake in a more shared and prosperous future -
0:02:25 > 0:02:29an Alliance Member of Parliament delivering change at Westminster.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32Last year, the public showed growing support
0:02:32 > 0:02:34for Alliance's vision of a shared society
0:02:34 > 0:02:38by electing an extra Alliance MLA, giving us two seats in the Executive,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41and by increasing the number of Alliance councillors by 50%.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44This growing number of Alliance representatives
0:02:44 > 0:02:47will continue to lead the way to deliver positive politics,
0:02:47 > 0:02:50where politicians pull together, rather than apart.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Where they genuinely share the future together,
0:02:52 > 0:02:55rather than simply carve it up between them.
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Our membership is growing, too.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00By joining Alliance, you can play your part
0:03:00 > 0:03:02in building a genuinely shared future.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04For more information, or to join Alliance,
0:03:04 > 0:03:08visit our website or write to us at our Freepost address.