Author Archives: fitzjameshorse

SDLP Are Right About Me

Posted on September 2, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

A couple of months ago I applied (again!) for a job with SDLP. A couple of days ago, I got the same old “thanks but no thanks” letter. Youd think I would have caught on by now. The SDLP are … Continue reading →

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Politics Is About Optimism

Posted on September 2, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

First of all, my health is a lot better. The worst aspect of getting old is not major health issues…heart, kidney, diabetes etc. Thank GOD, I have no underlying issue. The worst aspect of getting old is that the recovery … Continue reading →

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Sick Note

Posted on August 27, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Apologies for not Blogging recently. It has been a horrible six weeks or so. My health has not been good. And finding the time and more importantly, energy, has been very difficult. I dont know how much of my future … Continue reading →

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Robert Ballagh….1916 Centenary Commemorations.

Posted on August 4, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

An Féile Lecture. Robert Ballagh, artist, stamp designer, bass guitarist and committed Republican discusses how we should remember 1916 Easter Rising. As you all probably know there is an Orange parade held in County Donegal on the Saturday before the … Continue reading →

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A History Lesson From Sinn Féin Beechmount

Posted on August 3, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

 It is hardly the first time that Sinn Féin have re-written Irish History…but this is probably the most laughable. Sinn Féin Beechmount (West Belfast) organised a bus trip to Dublin for the re-enactment marking the centenary of the Funeral of Jeremiah … Continue reading →

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Gerry Conlon Memorial Lecture…Preview

Posted on July 31, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Previewing An Feile programme last week on Slugger O’Toole, Alan Meban noted that the “SDLP is back”. Well, I am tempted to say that we havent gone away ya know…although GOD knows Slugger would like that. But I think Alan … Continue reading →

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Glasgow Belongs To…..?????

Posted on July 26, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Several years since I spent any meaningful time in Glasgow. It has changed…a lot. My first visit in early 1970s, the Gorbal tenements were still there and the City carried a lot of the nasty sectarianism of Rangers (mostly) and … Continue reading →

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The Royal Mile (Edinburgh Re-Visited)

Posted on July 22, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Thirty seven years ago, I spent a lot of time in Scotland. Over the course of eighteen months, I was in Edinburgh on  seven occasions. Sometimes I was there for two weeks. Sometimes I was there for three days. It … Continue reading →

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The Tories Have A Mandate…So Do Labour!

Posted on July 22, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

It is sad to see the British Labour Party implode under the temporary leadership of Harriet Harman. But she was always a phoney. A total careerist who would jump on any bandwagon to climb thru Labour ranks. Leading the Labour … Continue reading →

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Wellington Meets His Waterloo…in Glasgow.

Posted on July 20, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

So …the Battle of Waterloo 1815-2015. A big Bicentenary in Scotland? After all…those Red Squares…the Black Watch, the Gordon Highlanders, the Scots Greys and a lot of other Scottish regiments took part in the Duke of Wellington’s most famous victory … Continue reading →

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