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Unionists: Reasons To Be Cheerful?

Posted on March 8, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Short term….yes. Nigel Lutton did all he could do in Mid Ulster. Unionist “unity”  worked. But probably at the price of boxing itself into a ghetto…and we can all treat any talk of unionist outreach as risible. Indeed it was … Continue reading →

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Sinn Fein: Reasons To Be Cheerful?

Posted on March 8, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

First of all congratulations to Francie Molloy….MP. It was a bye election in a safe seat. He dropped 4,000 votes and lost 5% of the Sinn Fein vote share. He was undoubtedly helped by the fact that it is First … Continue reading →

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Alliance Party: Reassuringly Crap

Posted on March 8, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

David Ford said last night that the story of the night would be the Alliance Partys performance. I am happy to point out that the story was that they were awful. No sympathy. No liberal unionists. No Catholic unicorns. No … Continue reading →

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Mid Ulster: Result

Posted on March 8, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Always inevitable that nationalists would rally behind Francie Molloy and Sinn Fein. a single unionist candidate guaranteed that. Francie Molloy….Sinn Fein.  17,462 …..46.9%…..a comfortable victory but a drop of over 5% but he is no Martin McGuinness. Nigel Lutton…..Unionist. 12,789…….34.4%……a … Continue reading →

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Mid Ulster: Preview

Posted on March 7, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

As the polls close in Mid Ulster, a few comments. Iit should be a comfortable win for Sinn Fein. The emergence of a single unionist candidate sealed Francie Molloys victory as “comfortable” as however unlikely a unionist victory, it hgal … Continue reading →

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Mid Ulster: Reassuringly A Long Way From Holywood

Posted on March 6, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Well no….that’s not actually what it said on Slugger O’Toole. Mid Ulster is reassuringly predictable and therefore of little interest to people…the Metrotextuals in South Belfast, East Belfast and North Down. Few …if any members of Platform for Change in … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Slugger Obituary

Posted on March 6, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Hugo Chavez. RIP….former President of  Venezuela. i am second to no man or woman in my admiration for Hugo Chavez. But still no SLugger O’Toole obituary for James Kelly. Why ever not? Have I mentioned this before?

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I Have Left SDLP

Posted on March 4, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

In the interests of disclosure, I should state that I am no longer a member of SDLP.No big deal. No disagreement over policy and no clash of personality….indeed I don’t actually have a personality. I have a lot of time … Continue reading →

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Zero Sums

Posted on March 3, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I am of course grateful to Mick Fealty of Slugger O’Toole for drawing attention to this blog a few days ago. irritated surprised or not at all surprised that he quoted part of bathe blog”A Bad Marching Season Is A … Continue reading →

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Flying The Flag On St Patricks Day

Posted on March 3, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

I have very much enjoyed the comments on my blogs about Parades and St Patricks Day. Last night, I thought I should blog …that it the absence of official recognition for the National Flag of Ireland at say St Patricks … Continue reading →

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