Author Archives: fitzjameshorse

USA Presidential Election…Kaine Or Pence?

Posted on November 8, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

Make no mistake about it. The real winners in this USA Presidential Election will be (at least) one of the candidates for Vice President. The real loser will be Hillary Clinton. And frankly Donald Trump never wanted to be President … Continue reading →

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Fáilte Bangor Sinn Féin

Posted on November 2, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

One of the most interesting and welcome developments over the past few weeks has been the formation of a Sinn Féin cumann (branch) in Bangor, County Down. Frankly SDLP have under-performed in North Down and while the selection of a … Continue reading →

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Naomi Long…Sheesh

Posted on October 26, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

Today Naomi Long became Leader of the Alliance Party. Yes….it seems that they can get even more pompous and sanctimonious. Not sure if a purpose can be found for David Ford. Does he stand down from the Assembly just six … Continue reading →

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Having Your Cake (And Eating It)

Posted on October 26, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

I may be an old man but I am not one of those who goes around complaining about Political Correctness. You will rarely, if ever hear me say “it’s Political Correctness gone maaaaaaad”. This is because Political Correctness is a … Continue reading →

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Vote For Mike…And Get Colum

Posted on October 24, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

I am of course retired from Blogging and I have absolutely no interest in the Future. Yesterday, Colum Eastwood, Leader of SDLP addressed the UUP Conference. It is apparently …historic. So say the Bloggers. My own threshold for “historic” is … Continue reading →

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Next Deputy Leader Of SDLP?

Posted on October 19, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

To be very clear, this is NOT a comeback. I will not be resuming my Blogging career. I am enjoying retirement far too much. This post is in response to a request and also to tie up some loose ends. … Continue reading →

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And It’s Goodbye From Him

Posted on August 11, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

I have seen the Future…and I dont really like it. So I dont want to work for it. And I am too tired to work against it. It might be sixteen years ago since I saw a BBC journalist touring … Continue reading →

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Rt Rev Monsignor John Murphy RIP

Posted on August 9, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

Monsignor John Murphy died at 8.10pm on Saturday night. You have probably never heard of him. He would be pleased about that. Because he did not seek or like the limelight. He was in his mid 80s. A priest for … Continue reading →

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Orange Parades: The Obvious Solution

Posted on August 5, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

I am glad I am giving up Blogging next week. Blogging has given up on me already. Satire is dead. I am not sure if I heard the News correctly earlier in the week. A former member of the Orange … Continue reading →

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A Quiet Hero: Mrs FitzjamesHorse

Posted on July 31, 2016 by fitzjameshorse

No greater love has a retired man than getting his working wife out to her work every morning at 7.30am…before he goes back to bed for a couple of hours. On Friday, I did that for the last time. Mrs … Continue reading →

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