Author Archives: fitzjameshorse

Rifkind: The Portillo Moment Came Early

Posted on February 24, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Margaret Thatcher resigned as Prime Minister in 1990 and was replaced by the dull John Major. It seemed almost certain that the Tories would lose the 1992 General Election. In fact they held on narrowly, in no small measure due … Continue reading →

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Taking Voters For Granted

Posted on February 23, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Austin Mitchell MP . I nearly typed “Austin Mitchell MP is a strange fish”, which would have been an accidental pun…and a very bad pun….because he is Labour MP for Great Grimsby, a fishing port. now in his late 70s, … Continue reading →

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The Mighty Quinn

Posted on February 23, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

The selection of yet another graduate from the SDLP Youth team to fight the Westminster Election is both welcome and interesting. A declaration of interest here. I know and like Malachy Quinn. I first met him during the 2011 Assembly … Continue reading →

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A Straw Man

Posted on February 23, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

I never liked Jack Straw, who along with another ex-British Foreign Secretary has been “stung” by the Daily Telegraph. Straw is standing down as a Member of Parliament and is looking for a new career. Meeting fake lobbyists (undercover reporters) … Continue reading →

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Do The Greeks Have Words For “Irony” And “Hubris”?

Posted on February 21, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Is it ironic that “Irony” and “Hubris” are Greek words? A mere ten years ago, the “European Union” was congratulating itselff on expanding from fifteen nationa to twenty five nations. Mostly by moving East, which really annoyed the Russians, who … Continue reading →

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Three Girls Go To Islamic State

Posted on February 21, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

It is surely a bizarre story that two sixteen year old girls and one fifteen year old from London, travel to Gatwick, board a plane to Turkey and are apparently making their way to Syria to become brides of ISIL … Continue reading →

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“Selma”: LetsGetAlongerist Porn?

Posted on February 20, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

A new movie “Selma” tells the story of Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights movement. Although it is fair to say that the scale in the Old South was greater than in the North of Ireland, it is worth … Continue reading →

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Those Russian Planes

Posted on February 20, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

Will Russian planes flying around British air space have any effect? Well yes….all those unionists and loyalists will become nationalists overnight.

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Malachi O’Doherty And The Royal “We”

Posted on February 19, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

What exactly is the Good Friday Agreement and Parity of Esteem? We were told that nobody won and nobody lost. We are all entitled to our Identity….British, Irish and I understand those terms….and “Northern Irish” (no I dont know what … Continue reading →

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Ashes To Ashes

Posted on February 18, 2015 by fitzjameshorse

So Ash Wednesday. Back in the 1960s, we all marched from the Primary School to the Catholic Church and we all lined up at the altar and the Priest used his thumb to imprint a sooty, black “ash” on our … Continue reading →

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