Monthly Archives: November 2012

The Blog’s First Stalker

Posted on November 24, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I can only apologise for him or her. This was actually meant to be a busy Blogging night. I have half prepared a post on Lucid Talk and that assertion that only seven per cent of the people in Norn … Continue reading →

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I Am A Member of SDLP

Posted on November 24, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I would like to thank new and persistent commenter “Factual” for pointing out that my profile omits that I am a member of SDLP. Let me make it clear. I AM A MEMBER OF SDLP. I joined some three weeks … Continue reading →

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Alliance Lose Seat

Posted on November 24, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Less than a week ago, an Alliance Party Councillor ….Patrick Clarke (Down Council) made it all the way to the front page of the “Sunday Life” newspaper. A sordid little story………seemingly involving his “Twitter” announcement of his engagement to a … Continue reading →

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Healing Thru Humour

Posted on November 23, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

My “Great Address To The People of America” scheduled for February is now back on track. The SDLP Conference and blogging diverted me away from this for two weeks. All of a sudden I have woken up realising that 73 … Continue reading →

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Selective DUP Nastiness

Posted on November 22, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

So Jim Wells MLA  is a bit unpleasant (per Sinn Féin, SDLP, Green & Alliance) On the other hand Jim Wells MLA is not at all unpleasant. (per DUP & UUP). At worst he is a bit “in your face”. … Continue reading →

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Margaret Ritchie In Westminster

Posted on November 22, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Sinn Féin had a bad day yesterday. Martin McGuinness seemed a bit like a rabbit caught in headlights over the G8 Summit. There’s certainly something in this for the SDLP. Better minds than mine will need to sit down and … Continue reading →

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Belfast 2020…”Hope I Die Before I Get Old”

Posted on November 21, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

A genuinely interesting topic on Slugger O’Toole…..Belfast in 2020…….how do you see it? And although the original post seems a bit contradictory in respect of terms of reference, it resonates with me. Although I would suggest that anything looking that … Continue reading →

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G8: Ulster Scots Translation Service

Posted on November 21, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Predictably over on Stratagem O’Toole, the third Dimpleby brother, Brian puts the Great G8 Summit right up there with the “UK City of Culture” as things to showcase Norn Iron next year. Sometimes I think Brian Dimbleby is a unionist. … Continue reading →

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G8 Summit…Another Circus

Posted on November 20, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

So all the hotels in County Fermanagh are booked up for two weeks next year. “Security Reasons”. Which means that next year’s G8 Summit will be held in County Fermanagh. Thus Peter Robinson and Martin McGuinness will be given yet … Continue reading →

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The King Over The Watter (sic)

Posted on November 19, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Modern Jacobites……are a fairly risible bunch of tweedy individuals. It has been my misfortune to meet a few. Indeed they are madder than people who shove starving ferrets down their trousers. But the man whom they style “King Francis II” … Continue reading →

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