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Naomi Long: 2015 Election

Posted on December 4, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Can naomi Long hold East Belfast? Mick Fealty tweets wondering whether it will be more difficult than generally assumed for the DUP to take back the East Belfast seat from Naomi Long. (Westminster). Mick is right but so long as … Continue reading →

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Peace Journalism? LetsWriteAlongerism?

Posted on December 2, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Interesting seminar on “Peace Journalism” at QUB on Friday. Hosted by Dr John Brewer and sponsored by the Community Relations Council. The main problem is that “Peace Journalism” seems like a good idea but is so nebulous that nobody, seemed … Continue reading →

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Derry Stroke Derry

Posted on November 30, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Whats in a name? “Doire”. “Derry”. “Londonderry”. Gerry Aderson of course was being ironic. Referencing “Derry Stroke Londonderry” to highlight the obsessionally nationalist and unionist sensitivities. Over a year ago, the term “Derry Londonderry” started to be used as a … Continue reading →

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East Belfast Speaks Out…Quietly.

Posted on November 28, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

So last night East Belfast spoke out…quietly. I expected more. Indeed I feared more. I thought there would be folks from the totemic Belmont Bowling Club and maybe the Beast from the East…or at least some Fleggers. Maybe some Short … Continue reading →

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Platform For Change: Haass Talks

Posted on November 27, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

Platform For Change. A meeting to discuss the Haass Talks. Always worrying to see middle-aged men in Lycra. Its funny how poor people ride bicycles thru necessity and middle-class people ride bicycles as some kinda statement. The usual suspects from … Continue reading →

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Workers Party Conference

Posted on November 27, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

A comprehensive report on the Workers Party Annual Conference….. John Lowry stood up. He made a speech. He sat down.

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Platform For Change: Preview

Posted on November 25, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

On the train from Dublin to Belfast. It has already been a busy day.. Hopefully a short visit to Clonard to remember Fr Alec Reid. And if I feel up to it, I will go along to the Platform for … Continue reading →

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LetsPrayALongerists

Posted on November 24, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

We have had LetsGetAlongerists for years. But today I introduce LETSPRAYALONGERISTS. Earlier today, Fr Tim Barrett (Catholic priest) addressed the DUP Conference. What he said, was not nearly as important as the fact that he spoke to the DUP…whose founder … Continue reading →

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Where Was I…22nd November 1963

Posted on November 23, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

It seems so long ago. November 1963. Could not then comprehend what fifty years even looked like. I was living in a small house in West Belfast. Parents and a younger sister. I was 11 years old. Manchester United had … Continue reading →

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Larkin…A Long Resignation Letter?

Posted on November 21, 2013 by fitzjameshorse

There is the LAW. There is POLITICS. Maybe Politics is the application of Law, Education, Environment, Health, Defence and all the rest. There are some professionals…economists, military, doctors, scientists, lawyers who can operate in the political world. And others who … Continue reading →

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