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Author Archives: fitzjameshorse
The Day That I joined The SDLP…They Stopped Listening To Me
I like Dawn Purvis. I have met her twice now and found her extremely pleasant. Some might regard her previous membership of the Progressive Unionist Party (PUP) as baggage…because of its perceived links to the UVF. The real point is … Continue reading
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Tagged Alasdair McDonnell, Conall McDevitt, Dawn Purvis, progressive unionist party, PUP, SDLP
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“We Won The War …And The HP Sauce!”
West Belfast circa 1962. When we played football against the boys from the other end of our street……..and we played for hours on end…….when one team reached ten goals it was half-time. And the first team to reach twenty goals … Continue reading
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Tagged football, Liverpool FC, Luis Saurez, Manchester United FC, Patrice Evra, Racism
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Journalism And Kerb-Crawling
With several journalists from The Sun now under investigation for making payments to police officers and other public servants………there has been outrage expressed…by er journalists. Apparently making payments to pubic servants…ie corrupting public servants is ok. To arrest public servants … Continue reading
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Tagged Corruption, journalism, kerb crawlers, press freedom, The Sun, whistle blowers
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This Football Season Just Got Worse………Evra & Saurez (continued)
There are two responses to the Patrice Evra-Luis Saurez incident today. The first response is to over-state it. And the second response is to under-state it. Earlier today…Manchester United played Liverpool at Old Trafford (Manchester). United won 2-1 but my … Continue reading
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Tagged football, Liverpool FC, Luis Saurez, Manchester United FC, Patrice Evra, Racism
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John Adams (HBO Series)
Last night I watched the second episode of the seve part mini-series on John Adams, one of the “founding fathers” of the United States. My wife observed that this was just about the first historical series hat I had not … Continue reading
Football Is Becoming Toxic
I watched the Liverpool-Tottenham Hotspur match last night. It was the first appearance of Luiz Saurez in eight games. He has now served his ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra of Manchester United. Saurez is due to play against Manchester United … Continue reading
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Tagged Anton Ferdinand, Chelsea FC, England, football, John Terry, Manchester United FC, Racism, Rio Ferdinand
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Mitt Romney: “I am not interested in the very poor”
We should be grateful that the mask has slipped. Mitt Romney has bluntly staed that he is “not interested in the very poor”. He qualifies this by saying that the “very poor” have a safety net and he will ensure … Continue reading
Chris Huhne…The John Terry Of Politics?
Earlier this morning, news broke that footballer John Terry has been stripped of the England captaincy. Terry stands trial accused of racially insulting an opponent during a match. Terry stands trial on 9th July, shortly after England takes part in … Continue reading
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Tagged Chris Huhne, climate change, extra marital affair, Liberal-Democrat, speeding offence, Vicky Pryce
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The Football Racism Row Gets Worse
I have written before about the Racism Row engulfing English Football. It centres on John Terry, captain of the England national team and major club Chelsea. It is difficult to like John Terry. Two years ago, he was stripped of … Continue reading
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Tagged Chelsea FC, England, football, John Terry, Queens Park Rangers, Racism
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Ping Pong Diplomacy…Norn Iron Style
The object of Unionism is to destroy Nationalism. The object of Nationalism is to destroy Unionism. Things are really that simple. The Good Friday Agreement provides a basis to put this on hold………providing as it does a set of obstacles … Continue reading
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Tagged DUP, GAA, good friday agreement, Martin McGuinness, Norn Iron, SDLP, Sinn Féin, UUP
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Keeping An Eye On the Czar of Russia 