Yearly Archives: 2012

The Leveson Inquiry…Witnesses Week 5 (Wednesday)

Posted on January 9, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

The Inquiry resumed today with Kelvin McKenzie in the witness box. More on this in due course. I have however just realised that I did not actually publish a post about the final day of hearing witnesses before Christmas. I … Continue reading →

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Hooray! We Passed The “MOT”

Posted on January 9, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

One of the things I like about Blogging is explaining “our” everyday life and reading about everyday life in (for example) Bedfordshire and Texas. Take……the “MOT”. I suppose we are all familiar with road worthiness tests to make our aging … Continue reading →

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From Suicide…To Euthenasia…To “Assisted Dying”

Posted on January 7, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Britain is having a national conversation about The Right To Die……..by which is meant the process where a terminally ill person with no prospect of life can be “assisted to die”. At the moment in Britain, people are free to … Continue reading →

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Suicide Is Painless

Posted on January 6, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Apologies for the Headline……”Suicide Is Painless”. It is the theme song from the 1970 movie “M.A.S.H”. And of course I am being ironic because Suicide is extremely painful for those that are left behind. Over forty years ago, my sisters … Continue reading →

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“Downfall”….Movie On Hitler’s Last Days In The Bunker

Posted on January 6, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

We have all seen movies which tell the story of the last days of Adolf Hitler in his Berlin bunker. RTE recently showed the 2004 movie “Downfall”. I taped it to watch it at my leisure. It is based largely … Continue reading →

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Romney, Santorum …….And The Rest.

Posted on January 5, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

The depressing thing about listening to (not just American) conservatives….is just how often the word “Freedom” is used, abused and misused in any conversation. It is a simple historica fact that Freedom and Rights are things that have to be … Continue reading →

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The City Hall Belfast

Posted on January 5, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

In Belfast today. Took these photographs of City Hall. I note the Christmas lights are still there (4th January 2012).   The front of the City Belfast. The “east” door with its controversial (!!) Christmas Greeting in Gaelic.

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“I’m A Stranger Here Myself” (Belfast)

Posted on January 5, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

I was in Belfast today. I am almost 60 years old. I lived in Belfast from 1952 to 1979. I have never lived more than 40 miles from my city. I have always worked there. Over the past two years, … Continue reading →

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The Iron(?) Lady

Posted on January 4, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

It goes without saying that I detested Margaret Thatcher, the former British Prime Minister. Not merely because of her general anti-Irishness and her behavior during the 1981 Hunger Strikes…although History will show that her actions did not have the long … Continue reading →

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RTE “Would You Believe?”

Posted on January 4, 2012 by fitzjameshorse

Some weeks ago I blogged about Mick Peelo’s RTE documentary on the problems facing the Catholic Church in Ireland. I recorded the second of the two-part series and have only just had a chance to see it. Essentially Peelo was … Continue reading →

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