Monthly Archives: October 2012

Meanwhile In Primary One…

Posted on October 25, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I have in the past referred to sending my sons into different forms of Education. Son #1 …..Gaelic speaking Nursery, Catholic Primary School, State Primary School (reasons of temporary location), “Integrated” Secondary School (his choice) and Catholic Secondary School (his … Continue reading →

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Good Old Norn Iron

Posted on October 25, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Those of us who love Nostalgia will have enjoyed the cameo performance by an audience member on the Stephen Nolan-Alan Partridge Show tonight. Beneath all the good news “Our Time, Our Place” narrative, it is good to know that the … Continue reading →

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“Derry-Londonderry”

Posted on October 25, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Big day in Derry City tomorrow. Look out for a post on Slugger from Mr BBC or Data about the “UK” City of Culture. The programme will be announced tomorrow. Although I have a lot of friends up there, I … Continue reading →

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BBC At War…With BBC

Posted on October 23, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I am not sure what the current chaos in the BBC proves. No news organisation likes being the story. Sky News looked at times………extremely uncomfortable …when reporting on the Phone Hacking Scandal. And the BBC has at times looked uncomfortable … Continue reading →

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Conrad Black

Posted on October 23, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

There is absolutely no point to this Blog Entry….except it is a kinda “journal” entry. Normally I would not have been interested in an interview with Conrad Black, the multi-millionaire fraudster, recently released from an American prison. But I was … Continue reading →

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Margaret Thatcher And Her Legacy

Posted on October 22, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

There was some controversy a few weeks ago when it was revealed that margaret Thatcher Party Packs….were on sale at the Trades Union Congress. The party packs, included balloons, fireworks and most controversially a Tshirt with the legend “Ding Dong…Thatcher’s … Continue reading →

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Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, Newton Emerson…And SDLP

Posted on October 22, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Oscar Wilde had a way with words. So did Mark Twain. So …in his own way….does Newton Emerson. Oscar Wilde said something about us lying in the gutter but some of us are looking up at the stars. Newton Emerson … Continue reading →

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Alas Poor Newt

Posted on October 19, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Seemingly the latest victim of Tinternet is Newton Emerson. Something he said on Facebook apparently. SDLP reported it to the BBC where he has a regular Freelance gig….and the Beeb sacked him. There wasa time when Newton Emerson was a … Continue reading →

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Abortion Debate…1983

Posted on October 18, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

There is something curious about being a Catholic that means Catholics always seem to be on the wrong side of History. The Crusades, the Reformation, the “Glorious Revolution”, Jacobitism, the French Revolution, Democracy, Feminism. For “liberal” Catholics there is always … Continue reading →

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Gary McKinnon

Posted on October 18, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Are you convinced? 1 Gary McKinnon admits hacking into seventy odd American computers ten years ago. That is a very bad thing to do. Lots of us have had our computers hacked and its serious stuff. 2 These computers included … Continue reading →

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