Monthly Archives: December 2012

The Flegs Issue Gets Farcical

Posted on December 18, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I almost choked on my Corn Flakes (yes I like a late night snack) watching the UTV News tonight. Did you see that strange woman with the massive Union Jack bow in her hair? Thankfully UTV singled her out to … Continue reading →

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A Word From Our Sponsors

Posted on December 16, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

My campaign to form a new political party and have eight MLAs elected to the Stormont Assembly received a boost today when I received the gift of some CHOCOLATE MONEY. Yes that’s right…….chocolate money…..innocent money…….Quaker money (Cadbury’s are Quakers too … Continue reading →

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Peace Rally??

Posted on December 16, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I suppose if you are going to have a mass Rally for Peace outside Belfast City Hall, then nine days before Christmas….and peoples shopping progress already delayed by ten days of loyalist “protest”…..is the wrong time to actually have it. … Continue reading →

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Dudley-DoRight

Posted on December 16, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Briefly return to Pat Finucane……just to note that Ken Magennis and Ruth Dudley Edwards are among those suggesting that Pat Finucane came from an “IRA family” and/or was a “servant of the IRA”. On the general subject of the IRA. … Continue reading →

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“Yer Own’s The Worst”

Posted on December 15, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Nearly everyone in Norn Iron will be familiar with the phrase “yer own’s the worst”. We have two (arguably three) tribes here. Basically “R-wuns” and “Themmuns”. The theory is that one of “Themmuns” makes a better colleague, boss than one … Continue reading →

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Pat Finucane

Posted on December 12, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

One of the first blogs I ever posted here on the “Czar” was a report on a Platform for Change event in the Black Box in Belfast (September 2011). The event took the form of monologues from five women who … Continue reading →

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Lies, Lies And Creative Ambiguity

Posted on December 12, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Most of the readers of this Blog will know that I do not care very much for Creative Ambiguity. I prefer to think that (allegedly for the Common Good) the Good Friday Agreement was sold to nationalists on the basis … Continue reading →

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Dr Jekyll And Mr Nesbitt

Posted on December 11, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Some twenty five years ago Mike Nesbitt used to do the Saturday Sports results on BBC Norn Iron. His catchphrase seemed to be “Newry Olympic 3 Lisnagarvey 1” and I dont think anyone of us who heard him adequately read … Continue reading →

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SDLP Euro Candidate?

Posted on December 11, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Early next year, SDLP will be selecting their candidate to run in the 2014 European Elections. I would have thought that Conall McDevitt would have been the front runner. I now think that Patsy McGlone is most likely candidate. Patsy … Continue reading →

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Mid Ulster: Francie Molloy

Posted on December 11, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

The news that Sinn Féin have selected Francie Molloy to contest the Mid Ulster election has surprised me …….and yet it shouldn’t. He was the only nominee. I had assumed that the successor to Martin McGuinness would be Ian Milne, … Continue reading →

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