Author Archives: fitzjameshorse

“We All Live In A Yellow Submarine”

Posted on November 16, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

Watching Steve Aiken, new Leader of the UUP interviewed by Mark Caurruthers was “car crash” television. Easily the worst interview I have ever seen. He is in the job less than a week and I suppose we should allow for … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile in Norn Iron…

Posted on November 12, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

So General Election. I am not tempted to say that this is eighteen different elections. At best it is maybe 50% elections and 50% coronations. The usual suspects…analysts and number crunchers on Slugger O’Toole will tell us that if these … Continue reading →

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British General Election 2019

Posted on November 10, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

So we had a British General Election in 2015. And 2017. And now 2019. So much for Fixed Term Parliaments. And of course this winter election (surely it tempts fate) will be mostly about BREXIT. I have always believed that … Continue reading →

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BREXIT Broke Britain But…

Posted on November 9, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

BREXIT broke Britain but… will it break the “United Kingdom”? In June 2016, I voted for the “UK” to leave the European Union. Actually, I voted in a perverse way for England to be expelled from the European Union. Many … Continue reading →

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The Slugger Shilling

Posted on November 9, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

As many of you will have noticed, I have written three or four posts on Slugger O’Toole in the past three months. This does not mean that I have taken the Slugger O’Toole Shilling or gone over to the Dark … Continue reading →

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FitzjamesHorse Rides Again…Again

Posted on November 9, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

I have not blogged since July. One of the things that always surprises me is signing into “Keeping an Eye on the Czar of Russia” is the stats …people really do read this Blog. I find this literally awesome …a … Continue reading →

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Berlin 1936…Portrush 2019

Posted on July 21, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

Back in 1936 the Olympic Games were intended to showcase Hitler’s regime. Since the Good Friday Agreement, there have been attempts to showcase Norn Iron and how wonderfully well we get on together. Remember Derry as the City of Culture? … Continue reading →

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SDLP: Leave Everyone Behind?

Posted on June 4, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

Over the last two days, I have written about Sinn Féin…how seemingly difficult it is to join and how they use patronage to keep everyone onside…and quite a few people on the (perhaps mythical) average industrial wage. As far as … Continue reading →

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Sinn Féin: No Man (Or Woman) Left Behind

Posted on June 2, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

I think it was Brian Feeney who described (early 1970s) Sinn Féin as the non combatant fathers, mothers, wives etc of IRA members. Sinn Féin likes to spread the myth that they are the political descendents of the Sinn Féin … Continue reading →

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Nearly Joined Sinn Féin…True Story

Posted on June 2, 2019 by fitzjameshorse

It was just over ten years ago. I had been voting Sinn Féin from 1993. I went along to a Sinn Féin meeting with the intention of signing up. During the meeting, there was an announcement of a coach trip … Continue reading →

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