Author Archives: fitzjameshorse

The Fitzjames Horse Match Attax Stormont Assembly Collection

Posted on March 3, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

As Slugger O’Toole is recommending we follow Hashtag Politics on Twitter and invites us to play Fantasy Politics, I have decided to produce a series of Match Attax-style political cards. It is….you will agree…the next logical step. Initially there will … Continue reading →

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SDLP Conference: “Do We Really Care?”

Posted on March 3, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I am only approaching my 63rd birthday so I dont suppose I am old enough to attend this Conference. But I might get hold of some false ID and blag my way in. Hopefully, several of the SDLP Election candidates … Continue reading →

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Fantasy Executive

Posted on March 3, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

David McCann, the Deputy Editor of Slugger O’Toole is now advocating Fantasy Politics. He has invited his readers to put together a “fantasy” Norn Iron Executive. There is a certain logic to this. David McCann has already advocated following the … Continue reading →

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Nathan Bedford Forrest And Raymond McCreesh

Posted on March 2, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Conflict Resolution is a terrible thing. As I have always said, the best way to resolve a conflict is to have one side completely destroy the other. It is not exactly a moral stance. But the alternative …resolving a dispute … Continue reading →

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“Europe” Just Got Closer

Posted on March 2, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Well here is an odd thing. Every night before going to bed, I check the Blog statistics. It is not so much the numbers as the places. The “tags” influence readership. For example, when I was blogabout Greece, I got … Continue reading →

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Constituency Offices…#23 Trevor Lunn MLA

Posted on March 2, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I came across the office of Trevor Lunn MLA (Alliance, Lagan Valley) by accident. It is in a side street , near the train station in Lisburn.  It is quite spacious and when I passed by (Thursday last week at … Continue reading →

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Constituency Offices…#22 Jim Shannon MP.

Posted on March 2, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Jim Shannon MP (DUP) for Strangford, must be one of the luckiest men in politics. He is the only beneficiary of the scandal which forced party colleague, Iris Robinson to give up politics in 2010.There is no way that the … Continue reading →

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Jimmy Saville: There Must Be A Hell

Posted on February 27, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

As Gary Glitter (70) joins other 1970s icons in prison, there must be a fair chance that he will not survive the sixteen years, even with remission. Few will care. But the biggest fish got away. Jimmy Saville. He died … Continue reading →

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Jihadi John

Posted on February 27, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

So the butcher has a name. Jihadi John is Mohammed Emwazi. He is 27 years old and from West London. Somehow, it is more shocking that he has a name and a face. I do not think Greater England understands the … Continue reading →

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Catholic Church…On Wrong Side Of History…Again?

Posted on February 25, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Some speculation that the Catholic Bishops in Norn Iron are angry about the Conscience Clause and a general anti-Religion atmosphere in Norn Iron. I have always sought to seperate Religion from Politics. I do not like mentioning Religion (a personal … Continue reading →

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