Monthly Archives: April 2013

Margaret And Jimmy

Posted on April 10, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Over the past 48 hours, I have not see antsy reference to the curious friendship between Margaret Thatcher and paedophile Jimmy Saville. It seems odd. Saville was after all a house guest of Thatchers over eleven successive New Year celebrations. … Continue reading →

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A Minutes Silence…Part Deux

Posted on April 9, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Further to last nights post in which I speculated about a One Minutes Silence at Old Trafford as a mark of respect for Margaret Thatcher, there is an update. The Chairman at Wigan Athletic (Dave Whelan) and the Chairman at … Continue reading →

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A Decade Of…Deaths?

Posted on April 9, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

regular readers will know that the whole Decade of Centenaries irritates me. Not just do Ibelieve that they…or some are not important…or equally important to Nationalists and Unionists but I believe we ae…as usual..being manipulated by tThe Conflict Resolutionists. I … Continue reading →

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The Lady’s Not For Burning?

Posted on April 9, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I wonder if she will be buried or cremated. I dare say this is not an original Thatcher joke. So apologies if its all over Twitter, Facebook. I have never knowingly said anything original or funny.

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Il Duce At Sunderland?

Posted on April 9, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

What do I know about Paolo Di Canio. Well he pushed over the referee in a Premiership game which was absolutely hilarious…..er I mean it was absolutely disgraceful. Nobody in our house laughed…much. And he was responsible for one of … Continue reading →

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Thatcher: Ceremonial

Posted on April 9, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Yes….I woke up this morning and Margaret Thatcher is still dead. To be honest, I have avoided news coverage as the parade of Thatcher sycophants from the1980s is irritating. Like so many vampires eulogising Dracula. The Newsnight and various “specials” … Continue reading →

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A Minutes Silence?

Posted on April 8, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

So Manchester United play Manchester City…an hour to kick off. Will there be an impeccably observed Minutes Silence to mark the passing of Margaret Thatcher. Hardly a lover of Football….Hillsborough and Heysel to hcore dubious credit. Black armbands anyone?

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If You Can’t Say Something Nice About The Dead….

Posted on April 8, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

You really had to be there…in full adulthood …to really know what it was like to live under Margaret Thatcher….whether in Norn Iron or in “the United Kingdom”. Certainly in 1974, she seemed destined to be remembered as Thatcher Milk … Continue reading →

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John McCallister MLA

Posted on April 6, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

A year is a long time in Politics. Grand National Day 2012 and John McCallister was a guest speaker at the SDLP Youth Conference in Beechmount in West Belfast. He had some nice things to say about SDLP, even asking … Continue reading →

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South Armagh Man Wins Mastermind

Posted on April 6, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Congratulations to Mr McQuade (no relation since you ask) from South Armagh who has won BBC Mastermind. I expect that we will read about this on Slugger O ‘Toole where the commentator Sheldon takes an interest in things of interest … Continue reading →

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