Monthly Archives: November 2024

The Norn Iron Executive

Posted on November 30, 2024 by fitzjameshorse

I have been asked by a reader in USA to give the current make up of the Norn Iron Executive and Assembly. Elected in May 2022, there are 90 MLAs from 18 constituencies (5 MLAs in each constituency). The Assembly … Continue reading →

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Kneecap

Posted on November 29, 2024 by fitzjameshorse

I am hardly a fan of “rap music”. Kneecap is a rap group led by DJ Provái. People might say that the name (a reference to the brutality of “kneecapping”…the punishment shooting of anti social elements by (mostly) republican paramilitaries) … Continue reading →

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It Wasn’t Supposed To Be Like This

Posted on November 29, 2024 by fitzjameshorse

There are two things that can be said about the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. The first thing is that it has worked out better than we all thought. The second is that it has worked out worse than we … Continue reading →

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