Monthly Archives: June 2013

Ulster-Scots: You Couldnt Make It Up

Posted on June 25, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Ulster Scots….You cant make it up. Well actually I think they DID make it up. Some photographs from the Ulster-Scots Agency. Remember this is a LANGUAGE. It beggars belief how much money has been squandered on this nonsense.

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Platform For Change: Coherent Education Panel

Posted on June 25, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I was in Belfasts Holiday Inn last night at this PFC Event. I reckon about seventy five in attendance…although strangely some well known faces showed up and then disappeared together. I am not sure what all that was about. A … Continue reading →

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Welcome Sluggerites And Sluggerettes!

Posted on June 23, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I would like to thank Mick Fealty for referring you to this Blog. Mick claims I make no sense on this Blog. He might well be right….especially when I mention Slugger O’Toole and its wide circle of friends. So you … Continue reading →

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Of Trolls And Sock Puppets

Posted on June 23, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

There is a school of thought that says one of my regular readers and commenters is a “troll”. Trolls are always irritating people. But irritating people are not always trolls. The question has been asked a few times. “Is Factual … Continue reading →

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Are SDLP “Wrong” To Turn Down Salary Increase?

Posted on June 23, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

The SDLP deservedly got some good publicity last week. The Party has decided NOT to accept the £5,000 salary increase awarded to members of the Assembly. I should add that Michael Copeland the UUP MLA for East Belfast has followed … Continue reading →

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Marching Season

Posted on June 22, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Marching Season has begun. It is that time of the year …mid-June to mid-August….when Orangemen walk about a lot. They do this because 1 It is their British, Protestant and Unionist Culture. Or 2 It annoys Catholics. Or 3 It … Continue reading →

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Right Of Reply: Patrick Corrigan

Posted on June 22, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

A few days ago, I posted a bog “A Tale Of Two Corrigans” in which I noted that Patrick Corrigan, top man in local Amnesty International, made a very public speech last Saturday, criticising American record on human rights and … Continue reading →

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Rio De Janeiro….And Belfast

Posted on June 21, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

At first sight, there is little in common between Riode Janeiro and Belfast. I mean Mardi Gras is hardly the GLorious Twelfth. And the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic Games in 2016 is hardly the World Police and … Continue reading →

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Irish Labour Party Deserves All It Gets

Posted on June 21, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I have no sympathy for the Irish Labour. Nominally a sister Party of the SDLP, it has been remarkably unsupportive of SDLP down the years. I recall a walkout at a 1970s SDLP Conference whenConor Cruise O’Brien …a truly awful … Continue reading →

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LetsGetAlongerist Coup D’Etat?

Posted on June 21, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

With so much talk about no Opposition at Stormont, it strikes me that there is an Opposition OUTSIDE Stormont. A curious combination of Overclass, liberal unionist and letsgetalongerist. Is there not an elite group of overpaid Norn Iron patriots forming … Continue reading →

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